I live in a major suburban Halifax riding. This election, my polling station was a small Korean church.

Polls opened at 8:30. I arrived at 8:34.

There were 20 people in line outside, 10 people in the front hallway, and no more than 10-15 people waiting inside the ballot box area.

There were 4 ballot boxes.

I had proper ID and a voting card.

I didn't cast my ballot until 9:21.

This is a major contrast to last election, when our polling station was a large community hall (big enough for large weddings), and there were 3-4 times as many Elections Canada workers. The process, even with proper ID and a voting card, seemed far more convoluted for them this time around. I can only imagine what will happen this evening when the majority go to cast their vote.

Any other similar stories?

EDIT: Some additional context. 4 ballot boxes, but you were assigned to a specific ballot box with your voting card. Over half the people in line were assigned to 1 specific ballot box. 1 person who it seemed did not have the right address on their drivers license but did have all the other ID and mail and all that jazz, who had also filled out an additional form already at a different desk there prior to approaching the ballot folks, still held the line-up up for a very conservative 5 minutes.

EDIT 2: Points I was trying to make:

-People arriving at a much faster rate than people casting their ballots is not good.

-There is a noticeable difference in efficiency this year versus previous elections, as noted by most people in the line-up at the polling station.

-1 person holding up 1 ballot box line in excess of 5 minutes, even after having filled out paperwork in an additional line, seems horribly inefficient. Her friend she was waiting in line with was an advanced poll worker, so I am going to discount ineptitude on her part.

Other voters in Halifax have not had these issues, and the best case scenario is that they are restricted to my polling station alone. This does not change my experience, and yes, I am aware that people are dying for their right to vote (highlighted by the gentleman below who is abstaining from voting altogether), but again, it doesn't change that my experience was the case.

Let's all be patient. And a big thank you to all of the polling station workers today who, by the sounds of it, are going to work very long hours.