Lines at NRG Stadium were non-existent in the opening hours of early voting, with people getting in and out within minutes. A family of 3 in @FortBendCounty tell me they've been in line to vote since 8am — they finally were able to vote at the @SmartLiveTX around 11:45am after going to 3 dif locations. Vote.org uses technology to simplify political engagement, increase voter turnout, and strengthen American democracy. Copyright 2020 by KSAT - All rights reserved. EARLY VOTING IS GOING ON NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 29TH. Varies by county. So, that probably had something to do with it,” Harris said. REGISTER VOTERS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARLY VOTING IN LAWRENCE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8 TO 5 AND SATURDAYS FROM 8 TO NOON. 3pm on the day before the election (in-person absentee voting). Along with the lines, Georgians also saw a number of other voting challenges, including glitches that slowed down voting at one supersite in Atlanta and a last-minute court ruling in which a federal judge ruled Sunday that the state should continue using voting machines known as ballot-marking devices, denying a request to require hand-marked paper ballots for all votes, which election integrity activists had pushed for. © 2020. Varies by county. 46 days before the election (in-person absentee voting). Faisal Zahed waited more than an hour outside the Smart Financial Centre. "We expected to have lines on the first day — a lot of people have been anxious to vote for a long time — so we were expecting this. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office said the long waits were unsurprising because of voter "enthusiasm. Early voting in Georgia runs from October 12-30. Varies by county. 45 days before the election (in-person absentee voting). "We're ready": White supremacist Proud Boys activated after President Trump tells them to "stand by", Trump uses Florida loophole allowing anyone a voter chooses to pick up and turn in their mail ballot. In Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, 22,803 votes had been cast as of 2:30 p.m. Varies by county. It was his second stop of the day — he had left another polling location, at a Fort Bend County Kroger, which had also experienced problems. Varies by county. Pennsylvania does not offer early voting, but counties may make mail ballots available to voters in person up to 50 days before Election Day. I'm at NRG in Houston & the 1st person I interviewed was an Ecuadorian woman who says she became a citizen recently (after decades in the US) to vote for @realDonaldTrump. Varies by county. All the info you need to make your voice heard. When is Early Voting? Cobb County voter Steve Davidson said he could not leave, because the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and other civil rights figures had fought for too long to give Black voters like himself the right to vote. Early voting locations opened across the state Monday. October 25th. Some voters braved lines for up to 11 hours on Monday. “I’m glad I got in and out in 12 or 13 minutes, but I’m really hoping to see a lot more people turning out later.”. October 26th. Machines were down for an hour at the … ", "I think the positive thing is that there's a lot of people out there waiting to vote," Fulton County elections director Rick Barron told Georgia Public Broadcast. South Carolina does not generally offer in-person early voting or no-excuse absentee voting. Voters should contact their county elections office for additional information. However, for the 2020 general election, any registered voter is allowed to cast an in-person absentee ballot, ending on November 2, 2020. Voters should contact their county elections office for additional information. At least 15 days before the election. “I know that it created a lot of problems for our people to stand outside and wait, and it is just one of those things,” George said. The line began to move again about 11:30 a.m., though it was not clear if polling issues were corrected at all four sites. October 18th. Previous poll closures disproportionately impacted communities of color, though it is unclear whether the same trend continued on Monday. Up to the day before the election. At least 14 days before the election (in-person absentee voting). People stand in line on the first day of early voting for the general election at the C.T. In total, 122 early voting locations are open in the Houston-metro area, according to the county clerk's website. Contact your Local Election Office to learn more about early voting in your area. Early voting in Georgia runs from October 12-30. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: Late Wednesday night, Fort Bend County election officials said the machines impacted were electronic poll books used for voter check in. Missouri does not offer early voting or in-person no-excuse absentee voting. 29 days before the election. Trovall's work has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, Marketplace, Here and Now, Latino... Paul DeBenedetto is Houston Public Media's senior web producer, writing and editing stories for HoustonPublicMedia.org. Noon on the day before the election (in-person absentee voting). N/A. © 2019 Prospect CommunicationsPrivacy PolicyWLLX-FM Public FileWLXA-FM Public File. ", "We're seeing extreme and tremendous turnout on the ground and around the state," Deputy Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs told AJC. FM 97.5   FM 98.3   FM 100.1   FM 100.5   FM 100.7   FM 103.5. Philip Randall, 50, said he waited just 10 minutes to vote. Garrett Brnger is a reporter with KSAT 12. At least 10 days before the election. “I just can’t have him in the White House. Spend less money and reach more voters by leveraging Vote.org's premium toolset. 2pm on the day before the election (in-person absentee voting). Early Voting Expands Across Chicago Area: Full List of Locations and Hours in 11 Counties By Shelby Bremer • Published October 19, 2020 • Updated 4 hours ago NBCUniversal Media, LLC But not all locations were as heavily-trafficked. N/A. The state is expected to be one of the key swing votes in the upcoming election. ON OCTOBER 29TH FROM 8 TO 6. October 13th - October 17th. “It was nice that there was no line, but then it was also dissappointing, because I was really hoping a lot of people would turn out,” Randall said. It’s an unteneble situation at this point,” Randall said. Fort Bend County will extend early voting throughout the week after machines in at least four polling places — including a “mega site” at the Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land — were down Tuesday morning with technical issues, on the first day of early voting in Texas. 28 days before the election (in-person absentee voting). N/A. GILES COUNTY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY FROM 8 TO 4, THURSDAYS FROM 8 TO 5 AND ON SATURDAY 8 TO 12.

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