Why did people have to queue for 3 hours to vote?
I think the main differences are: 1) Americans vote more. A LOT more. They voted, not just for the President, but for Senatorial and Representative seats in Congress, as well as some State Governors, State legislatures, local justices, sheriffs, attorney generals, a plethora of local utilities boards and officials, and a variety of referendums on various Propositions. They essentially get a magazine of voting options to fill in. 2) Electoral security is quite high in the US. A lot of it is done by computer, or recorded with a franking system, or a variety of other electronic devices. This is more time consuming (and less likely to work on the first go) than the British system of ‘X’ on a card and into the box, but it’s also quite secure. The British system works fine too, of course, but while we have fewer things to elect, it makes sense. That, and as someone already said, turnout was a historical high, so many polling stations were overwhelmed. Personally, I find the wide range of vot
