Long lines and large crowds have been the rule at DC's Office of Elections and Ethics as Election Day approaches.

As Jessica Forres reports, officials are trying to solve the problem...

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Voters have waited for as many as a few hours to cast their ballots at 441 Judiciary Square, but when we were there, it only took approximately 15 minutes to cast an in-person absentee ballot.

Gina Barr is smiling...

THEY WERE VERY WELL ORGANIZED, I ZIPPED IN AND ZIPPED BACK OUT. IT WORKED OUT FINE.

Dan Murphy...with DC's Office of Elections and Ethics....explains some of the changes that have been made...

WE MOVED THINGS DOWNSTAIRS ACTUALLY WE WERE UPSTAIRS ON THE SECOND FLOOR SINCE WE STARTED ON THE 20th AND I THINK THAT THINGS ARE MOVING A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENTLY TODAY BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SIGNIFICANTLY A HIGHER NUMBER OF PEOPLE PROCESSING VOTERS AND WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE SPACE DOWN HERE THAN WE DID UP STAIRS.

But for Akite Daniel, voting absentee wasn't so easy...

I CAME HERE TO VOTE BECAUSE I HAVEN'T RECEIVED MY ABSENTEE BALLOT YET.

She says the system seems antiquated...

AND EVEN WHEN YOU'RE CASTING THE VOTE HERE THEY HAVE LIKE RUSTIC BOXES YOU HAVE TO FOLD IT AND LIKE SHOVE IT IN. I FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT SECURE.

DC residents can still cast their in-person absentee ballots from 8:30a.m to 4:45pm today, Saturday and Monday.

Jessica Forres WAMU 885 News