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[Louisiana] Early voting wait long, but voters are committed
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Oct 25, 2008 05:05pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| News Date | Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The line of New Orleans residents waiting to cast an early ballot for the Nov. 4 elections stretched outside City Hall nearly halfway down Perdido Street around 11 a.m. today, with wait times averaging over three hours.
The scene was one of order and, despite the wait time, excitement as residents turned out in large numbers to participate early in what many have described as an "historic" election.
Residents waiting outside are being moved first into the City Council chambers, then to the indoor line that traverses the entire length of City Hall from the Loyola Street side to the early voting room opposite it.
Though most residents, especially those who have been waiting since the office opened at 8:30 a.m., when the line apparently stretched around the corner of LaSalle Street, can't help but grumble about the wait, most are glad they came and have no complaints about the management of the line.
"I didn't think it would be so long. I thought maybe two hours max," said Judy MacLaughman, sitting inside the council chambers. "Everything I heard was 45 minutes."
"It's a lot of people and a limited amount of machines. Next time, they need to add more machines," said Micah Lepree, adding he had been waiting for over three hours. "It's commitment, though. Look at all these people. They're commited."
Some people in line commended City Hall security for actively seeking out handicapped and elderly voters and moving them to the front of the line. One woman with her elderly mother said she had waited "five minutes at most." |
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