4 p.m.: With three hours remaining before polls in Hillsborough County close, voting apparently has proceeded with no interruptions, according to Mia McCormick, a spokeswoman for the supervisor of elections. ...more

November 4, 2008

3:49 p.m.: "It's been somewhat eerily quiet -- and that's a good thing," Secretary of State Browning told reporters during a 3 p.m. briefing. ...more

November 4, 2008

3:15 p.m.: After what happened in the 2000 presidential election, Carmen Arenas was leaving nothing to chance. ...more

November 4, 2008

2:20 p.m.: Roberta McClenin is dubious. "I don't know if our votes will be counted," says McClenin, 66, who is retired. ...more

November 4, 2008

2:06 p.m.:An optical scanner had to be replaced soon after polls opened at the Wellswood Baptist Church in Tampa, according to a poll worker. ...more

November 4, 2008

2 p.m.: Ignoring the homemade signs that say, "Not A Precinct," the woman rolls down her window and hollers, "Can I still vote in here?" ...more

November 4, 2008

2 p.m.: Unprinted ballots, jammed phone lines and problems with address changes are some of the problems plaguing polling sites in Hillsborough County. ...more

November 4, 2008

1:35 p.m.: There's not a voter in sight at the Ross Norton Recreation & Aquatic Complex-Extreme Sports Park in Clearwater, the designated location for voters from precincts 500 and 501. ...more

November 4, 2008

1:16 p.m.: From jammed optical scanners to long lines at a University of South Florida polling place, the first hours of voting have produced a mishmash of reported problems statewide, voting rights advocates say. ...more

November 4, 2008

1:15 p.m.: "I felt good, I felt happy," said 50-year-old Tampa native Susan Staten, who voted shortly after 1 p.m. today at the Ragan Park Community Center in East Tampa. "We're ready for a change." ...more

November 4, 2008