1st day of early voting in Virginia draws massive crowds
Virginia voters turned out big time for the state’s first day of early voting Friday.
Lines of voters stretched hundreds deep in Northern Virginia and other parts of the state. Friday marked the first day of early voting across the commonwealth. In past presidential elections, Virginia voters needed a reason to cast an early ballot. This year, however, anyone can vote early.
In Fairfax County, election workers were scrambling to open an additional voting room at the county government center where a line of hundreds of voters, spaced six feet apart, stretched down the block. Long lines were also evident in other northern Virginia locations, where Democrats outnumber Republicans.
By mid-afternoon Friday, the line at the Fairfax government center still stretched hundreds of people long, and voters reported the overall wait at nearly four hours. A few came prepared with lawn chairs, though they said the line moved too quickly to sit for any length of time.
https://wtop.com/local-politics-elections-news/2020/09/1st-day-of-early-voting-in-virginia-draws-massive-crowds/