Early in-person voting is lightning fast, no lines and plenty of staff on hand. The super voting centers they have going (at least in my state) are much more efficient than traditional smaller ones. Gymnasiums and larger venues can accommodate far more booths, up to 30 compared to smaller voting centers that might hold between 10-16. This means wait times are actually far less than what you'd typically experience in an election. If you vote regularly you know that even a small line can clog the booths for 20 minutes or so, the advantage of having more booths allows more people to fill out ballots instead of simply standing there in line.

I'd say early voting will save you plenty of time if that's what you're after. If you're the type that waits until election day I honestly believe there shouldn't be a problem handling the influx of voters all at once. I do have one worry though, because these voting places are very centralized I think it may cause problems of more than one kind. I have 2 worries; that WuFlu will shut down centers on election day and that protesters (or hecklers) may show up and try to breathe down your neck in certain hotbeds, like Portland/Seattle for example. It all depends on the mood of your city, so if you're in a place where police sirens scream every single night like myself you'd be better off hitting the booth sooner rather than later. The other concern is that voting supercenters can strategically be shut down and likely will by WuFlu19. Protestors cannot shut down a voting center, but a voting center can and will shut itself down if an outbreak occurs. The center I voted in did not have any health regulations to my surprise, because we have stricter check in rules at the supermarket. There were no temperature or even health checks which are usually expected in deep blue territory, though the fact that the facility was a open roof might have played a role in that, most supercenters may as well.

My overall impression is if you're in a typical neighborhood you'll be fine voting on election day, but cities and spots where trouble has been an ongoing problem may be reason for committing to early voting. Remember that because centers are concentrated for hundreds of voters any impact to even one center can affect thousands of voters. Understand that foreign actors realize this and can force voting officials to close centers on their own. Also keep in mind that certain conservative districts will be targets for this type of activity. Most famously Orange County in California certain cities in Texas and North Carolina have been bombarded with mischief and likely will see more come election day.

First time voters should know that if you got stuck with a mail-in ballot you can turn it in at the polls for a normal one. Here's to four more years.