Figure 35: Reasons the flow of electors at the polls went poorly

This horizontal bar chart shows the percentage of reasons respondents offered to explain why the flow of electors at the polls went poorly. The breakdown is as follows:

• Long lineups/too much waiting/took too long: 37 percent
• Disorganized/confusion: 27 percent
• Too many voters/crowded: 19 percent
• Needed more staff/help: 12 percent
• Staff not prepared for work: 11 percent
• Unpredictable flow of electors*: 10 percent
• Poor distribution of distract/polls*: 7 percent
• Issues with paper work: 6 percent
• Not enough space: 5 percent
• Polling station was disorganized/inadequate*: 5 percent
• Voters did not come prepared (i.e., missing ID)* : 4 percent
• Issues accommodating electors with disabilities: 4 percent
• Staff did not show up for work: 3 percent
• Issues with co-workers/colleagues*: 2 percent
• Issues accommodating seniors*: 1 percent
• Other: 7 percent

*Response category created based on respondent feedback.