After an early morning rush, and some computer glitches, the poll workers at Cape St. Claire Elementary school settled into what they suppose will be a steady, and long, day.
Kristine Steinkonig, one of two chief judges at the polling place, reported 91 people voted in the first hour. 
That was despite voting machine and polling book snafus that caused some delay when the doors opened.
"No. 3 and 4 machines are back up," she said. "But No. 2 is still down."
They got the two machines going again by basically unplugging and plugging them back in.
Outside, the approach to the driveway and parking lot was festooned with signs, all for Republican office seekers save one for 1st Congressional District candidate Frank Kratovil Jr., a Democrat seeking to unseat Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest, R-Kent.
A steady trickle of voters, one or two every few minutes, were making their way indoors to do their duty.
"We are now sitting back and having our coffee, waiting for more people," Ms. Steinkonig said.
She and other precinct judges began their day around 5:30 a.m. and won't get done until well after 9 p.m. when they tote their tallies up to Anne Arundel polling headquarters in Glen Burnie.
The polls close to voters at 8 p.m.
"If we are out of here by 9:30, we'll be lucky."
As to the newish computerized touch screen voting machines, she said the problems with the unoperable machine were beyond her ability to fix, and apparently beyond the skills of the technical assistant perched at Cape St. Claire Elementary.
"The Diebold tech doesn't know anything," she said in frustration. "Teens from Broadneck High did a better job figuring things out last time."
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