The "everybody's doin' it!" mentality doesn't have to mean your friends inspire you to just do drugs or jump off a bridge, like mama always warned you. Today, if you are a Facebook or Foursquare user, you might notice friends sporting some Midterm Election flair in the form of badges and buttons that are like a virtual version of that little sticker they hand you at the polling place. more ›

An LAist reader caught some disturbing signage while videoing her vote today at The Aroma of Jesus Mission Church on Pico:

the church had put up the sign weeks ago and had lots of literature "left around"...not sure if they should host polls again!

LAist Editor Zach Behrens, from his Sherman Oaks polling place: more ›

Reader Gina Piccalo writes from Echo Park: more ›

Crazy super Tuesday. So excited. I showed up at my polling place, Emerson Junior High School around 10am today. No crowds, I took the day off of work and took my time getting over there. I went inside to find 5 voting officials with a cumulative age of 496 yakking to each other and paying absolutely no attention to me, the ballots, or the voting booths. There was a middle aged woman there in a wooly hat, a face mask and dark sunglasses who was livid that her polling place had been changed. She kept insisting that she vote the junior high school, even though her name wasn't on the list and her sample ballot had a different address for a polling place. Numerous arguments such as "I live right up the street!" and "I've voted here for 12 years!" were not swaying the voting officials. In the midst of her screeching whining chaos, no one was paying any attention to little ol' me. Some woman who had clearly lost her hearing about 26 years ago handed me a ballot without checking that I'd signed in or registered. Great. I could be a terrorist. more ›

The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Go on, grab a cup of coffee, meet those neighbors you never knew, and vote. Nearly 9 million voters are predicted to hit the polls today in California. A record. Don't miss out on the party. Later on, make the most of this Super FAT Tuesday at our party. more ›