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Feds at the Polls, Part 2
- By Alyssa Rosenberg
- November 4, 2008
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Some general observations:
-From Oklahoma City, "I have never seen lines this long."
-From Chicago, "I've been voting over 35 years and have never seen what I saw this morning."
And feds have been reporting that time off for voting has been applied inconsistently. Some folks say they're getting it, many say they're not. Writes one federal employee who is volunteering in Florida:
"As you know I am doing GOTV in Florida. Lines are long at all of the polling stations and first thing in the morning we were seeing two hour waits. This is clearly going to be an amazing turn out. Unfortunately, long waits are turning away some voters. Not all federal employees get time to vote, only those with administrative jobs. Those of us with shift work don't necessarily. At FAA, they are saying if the polls are open three hours before or after their scheduled shift, they will not be released to vote. "
Keep the updates coming, folks. Liveblogging results will begin as soon as I'm out of the polls myself and hard vote totals (no exit polls for this reputable establishment) start coming in.
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