Long lines [In Cincinnati] for early voting again on Sunday

[TomCADem]

Source: Fox 19

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Voters who want to cast their ballots early have just two days left.

A long line of people waiting to cast their ballots could be seen outside of the Hamilton County Board of Elections on Sunday. The BOE office will be open until 5 p.m.

Tomorrow is the last day for early voting. The BOE will be open from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Early voting started October 12 and already turnout has been high.



Read more: http://www.fox19.com/story/33641309/two-days-left-for-early-voting

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The long lines not only show voter enthusiasm, but that Ohio officials once did a tremendous disservice to voters by not providing enough polling sites.

[broadcaster75201]

2. Is Cincy Dem?

I am assuming so since t's urban but I don't know OH at all.

[LisaL]

4. Not as democratic as Cleveland or Columbus, but Obama won it by ~ 20,000 votes.

So, yes, it's democratic.

[elleng]

7. POTUS may have won Cinti, but Hamilton County???

Hamilton County is part of the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

As of the 2010 census, there were 806,631 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile (801/km²). There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile (354/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 69.2% White, 26.0% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. 2.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 802,374 people, 333,945 households, and 197,571 families residing in the county.[14] The population density was 1,976.7 inhabitants per square mile (763.2/km2). There were 377,364 housing units at an average density of 929.7 per square mile (359.0/km2).[15] The racial makeup of the county was 68.8% white, 25.7% black or African American, 2.0% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.1% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.6% of the population.[14] In terms of ancestry, 31.0% were German, 14.7% were Irish, 7.7% were English, and 6.6% were American.[16]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Ohio

[LisaL]

8. Yes, Obama won the whole Hamilton county.

Hamilton
100.0% Reporting

"B. Obama (i) Dem 51.8% 208,508
M. Romney GOP 46.9% 188,653"
http://www.politico.com/2012-election/results/president/ohio/

[elleng]

10. Pretty good. Hope it maintains.

Attended college north of it, and absorbed that the whole area was pretty 'conservative.' Also, KY is nearby.

[Stonepounder]

12. We live just South of the Ohio River

Which means we live in the Kentucky part of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana area. (Look at a map and you can see that the three states come together at a point. We live at that point.) In winter, we can see the Ohio River from our back yard. If we lived on the North bank of the Ohio instead of the South bank, I could vote in Hamilton County and I could help Hillary with my vote.

As it is, Trump will undoubtedly win Ky, but I'll be voting for Hillary none the less, and all of the down ballot Dems as well. There we might have a chance.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

5. It's one of the more conservative major cities in Ohio.

Not as bad as Toledo, though, from what I've read.

Pictures of the people standing in line lead me to think many of them are Democrats.

[LisaL]

9. Obama still won it by ~20,000 votes in 2012.

Which contributed to his total win in OH.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

11. I recall and I was very pleased.

I hope it's been turning more liberal.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

14. When I lived in Columbus people used to refer to it as CinciNazi and I forgot the

other name. So I was very pleased to see they've been voting Democratic for president the last couple of cycles.

[maxsolomon]

18. cincinnati proper is fairly liberal with a large AA population.

the suburbs are lily-white, conservative catholic, and afraid of their own shadows.

I fled from there a quarter century ago.

[OregonBlue]

3. Some Dems with motorhomes should take them down to the voting area and park them close enough that

folks could get to the bathrooms. Also if possible, bring bottles of water and folding camp stools for old people and disabled people. Maybe others can bring cookies, etc. and walk down the lines handing them out. Try to make it an event to vote.

[howardmappel]

13. Lines

I am working as a Clinton poll watcher in Las Vegas on Tuesday. I live in Northern Cal, am housesitting for some friends in Southern Cal and am driving out Monday night to Las Vegas. I went to Costco today and got four packages of chocolate and assorted muffins, four packages of danish, a large box of oreos, sliced cheese and two cases of bottled water. I will go by the deli tomorrow and pick up sliced deli meats, mustard and mayo - I have paper plates and utensils. The water is for people in line and everything else is for the poll workers.

This is the fifth election (Kerry Edwards 04, Obama 08 and Obama 12 in Cincinnati and Reid 2010 in Nevada) I have done this and the quickest way to the poll workers hearts is to be polite, be courteous, don't be an ass and feed them.

WE and Hillary are going to kick ass.

[OregonBlue]

15. Thank you. You're a champ!!!

[Botany]

6. Those long lines are a good thing!

Lots of the people are from "souls to the polls" which come from
African American churches on the last Sunday before the election.

[OregonBlue]

16. Yes. I was referring to the articles I keep reading about states that limited

early voting so severely that people were waiting in line for 4-6, even 8 hours. Next time, when we know that the GOP crooks are going to try to stop people from voting, we just need to try to make it easier. God bless souls to the polls.

[maxsolomon]

17. There's a simple solution:

Vote by mail ballots, with postage pre-paid. The way I've been voting in WA for years.

Allows you to vote at leisure, with the intertubes in front of you so you know what you're choosing, all the way down the ballot to judges.

But that would mean Republicans would have to legislate this in many states, and for that, they'd have to care about democracy.