Georgia: Voters turning out for close Senate, governor’s races

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By Nancy Badertscher and April Hunt
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

On an Election Day with national implications in the U.S. Senate race and a deadlocked battle for governor, voters reported much longer lines than usual Tuesday morning and sporadic problems across metro Atlanta.

Perhaps the most glaring problem: Voters reported having to pay to leave the parking lot adjacent to Georgia Tech’s student center polling site, despite signs announcing free parking.

“We were told inside that we could get out for free with our Georgia voter stickers,” said Elizabeth Stell, an attorney in Atlanta who arrived promptly when polls opened at 7 a.m.

“It took me maybe 15 minutes to vote and more than a half hour to get out of the lot,” Stell added. “It was only $2 but it’s the point that you shouldn’t have to pay to vote.”

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http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/election-day-brings-long-lines-sporadic-problems/nhy6s/

[Dawgs]

1. Wife said lines were really long this morning in the district for John Lewis. n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Except for the 40,000 whose registrations weren't processed.

[jpak]

3. kick

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[marions ghost]

4. Whoever owns the parking lot....

is probably one of "Santa's little helpers" as I call them...

Definitely people should complain about this. Especially the duplicity.

I saw something like this at my polling place too, where traffic was being re-routed in an unusual way (by a specific company) so as to cause a bottleneck. I'm sorry--after Bridgegate in New Jersey, it's not too much paranoia....

[Laelth]

5. k&r for exposure. n/t

-Laelth