Polling Places: Voter Turnout Slow But Steady
Voters lined up early at Frazer United Methodist Church in Montgomery. It’s one of the biggest polling precincts in the city with more than 8,000 people registered. Poll workers say they came prepared for all of them to turn out.
“I don’t know that there is an expectation. You get one person who will tell you, it’ll be low. The next person will say, oh we think it might be higher,” said Frazer Chief Inspector Pat Bartoszewicz.
Poll workers say it was a busy morning. More than 250 people cast ballots at the precinct in the first hour, but the afternoon slowed down, although there were plenty of familiar faces.
“Some of your retirees are very proud of the fact that they’ve never missed an election, and they take that as a very real goal in their life, to never miss an election,” said Bartoszewicz.
“I think it’s very important that I set the standard for the generation that is following me, that they know that voting is important, no matter how you vote or the candidate you support,” said Helen Coleman, a voter in Montgomery.
We’ve been monitoring precincts across our coverage area, and so far–there’s no word of any irregularities.
