Summary
Voters and election officials across the country reported long wait times for early voting in the lead-up to Tuesday’s election.
From Boston to Los Angeles, people vented about lines lasting as long as 5 hours during the early voting period ― and many stood outdoors in the heat. In Tempe, Arizona, voters even began holding one another’s spots so they could take bathroom breaks.
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“I would be surprised if it is, given the lack of enthusiasm for both candidates and the lack of a mobilization infrastructure on the Republican side,” said Nate Persily, a professor at Stanford Law School and an expert in voting rights. “But the share voting early is likely to be larger.”
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