By Brad Friedman on 11/8/2016, 10:00am PT  

I've been voting at this location in Hollywood for about 20 years and have never seen any line at all when voting, much less one that snakes around the block, as seen in the video above. Los Angeles County has, historically, amongst the shortest wait times to vote in the country in most recent years.

Granted there are a ridiculous 17 statewide initiatives on the California ballot this year, not to mention county and local initiatives, as well as the insane Presidential race and, of course, state and local contests. So this line is both encouraging and disturbing at the same time.

On top of that, we are pushing 90 degrees here in Southern California today --- in November --- another reminder of why it's so important to get out and vote today.

All of that said, I suspect --- and fear --- the lines will be much worse in other states and locations. If it's this bad in Los Angeles, where voting usually takes minutes at worst in most locations, we could be up for a very long day and night across the country, with a lot of voters simply unable to participate at all, due to the lines. Not good.

Please try to help your fellow voters today any way you can. Bring water, chairs, food. Encourage them to stay in line and, if you see any problems at the polling place or have any questions, call 866-OUR-VOTE to report them and get answers to questions. More BRAD BLOG tips for overcoming trouble at the polling place today right here...

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