What happens in Florida and Ohio if people are still waiting in

[Eric J in MN]

line at closing time on Nov. 2?

In Minnesota, anyone on line at closing time is allowed to vote.

What is the law in Florida and Ohio?

[msongs]

1. dems will be kicked out of line and

repubs will stay in....

Msongs

Riverside Ca

[Eurobabe]

9. no silly, repubes vote on November 3rd!

[tedoll78]

2. Legally,

those in line have the right to cast their votes.

[dave502d]

3. In MO in 2000 they told them to go home.

Than a judge told them had to let them vote.Well the GOP got the voting stop.

[DemFromMem]

7. Hopefully, the Dems have that problem addressed this time

That's where our corps of 10,000 lawyers comes in...

[Catt03]

4. Flrida state voting law says they must be allowed to vote

[mtnester]

5. In Ohio if you are in line before polls close you are legally

entitled to vote. A poll worker should come outside and stand behind the last person in line to make sure everyone there votes.

Poll watchers will be trained on this during their training coming up next week.

[Orangepeel]

6. in my Florida county (orange)

at 7:00 pm, they send a poll worker to the end of the line with a sign saying that the polls are closed. Everyone in front of them gets to vote, but people who arrive later do not.

[SheilaT]

8. It's the same everywhere.

If you're in line at poll closing time, you get to vote. In 1992 many polling places had long lines and didn't close for an hour or more after the normal time.

In fact, if there are long lines and delayed closings on Nov 2nd, that will actually be a huge story.

[DeepModem Mom]

10. kick

[harpo]

11. vote early and it won't happen

[claudiajean]

12. It's the same in every state. All voters in the polling place...

...at the closing time must be allowed to vote. (Under the same parameters as any other voter - if the state has a maximum time in the booth law, that is still honored.)

However, the polling place is no longer technically "open". The doors are locked and if additional voters arrive after closing time, they cannot be allowed to vote under the law.