So here's what we're hearing so far:
1) Low turnout in some parts of the city, particularly West Philadelphia early this morning, though we also have reports of high turnout in other parts of the city. So we'll see how that evens out.
Our commenters report:
"In Roxborough the voting areas were crowded. There were several teachers and other School District of Philadelphia voters, rushing to vote and get to work. My colleagues from Roxborough reflected the same scene. ... Several people had their decisions for the numerous questions ready before entering the booth."
"Voted in West Philly around 7:30 am...one of only two people voting at the time..."
"At 12 and Pine polling place, lots of voters. I was 40 in line at 7:45 a.m. ... ."
2) Voting times are loooooong. "On average about 45 minutes," reports the Committee of 70.
Our commenters report:
"I waited 45 minutes to vote, missing the train, and the line wasn't even that long; the ballot is just too big. Tell me again why we have to vote for judges, who aren't even allowed to have platforms!"
3) Scattered, though not serious, problems with voting machines. The biggest problems seem to be seen when independent or minority party voters try to vote -- and they CAN vote on the ballot questions, folks. Polling officials seem to be confused in those cases. Also, voting machine problems seemed to plague West Philly wards, specifically 60, 46, 4 and 24. Problems were also reported in wards 8, 47, 22 and 30 (a ward map is here).