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Long lines, confusion at polling places this morning (UPDATED)
The polls have been open less than three hours in Philly, and already there's plenty of mayhem, it seems.
Long lines, confusion at polling places this morning (UPDATED)
The polls have been open less than three hours in Philly, and already there's plenty of mayhem, it seems.
At a polling place in Fishtown this morning, Democratic Committeeman Moon Mullen said turnout is the highest he's ever seen. "We're already over 100 voters. Last election we didn't have 100 until 6:30 p.m." But all wasn't going well: long lines were forming thanks to the fact that half of the voting machines (OK: one out of two) were out of order, and no one seemed to understand how to fix it. "People are hollerin' because the line's too long, it's taking too long," he said, as one voter decided not to wait and walked out — but promised to return later.
Across town, at 48th and Baltimore, CP's Daniel Denvir waited 50 minutes to vote. The rumor circulating was that two poll workers hadn't showed up. Reports on Twitter from a voter at Society Hill Tower were that the wait was also about 45 minutes.
The Committee of Seventy has this to add: "Election Court is dealing with a host of minority (Republican) inspectors being denied access to their polling places in Philadelphia. The New Black Panthers are back. They're reportedly at the polling place at 11th and Germantown Streets. There are "You need a photo ID to vote" signs at a number of polling places. Seventy has asked the City Commissioners to have Judges of Elections take those signs down immediately. We're also hearing that judges of election at at least two other polling places have been telling voters they need a photo ID to vote. You don't need a photo ID to vote today in Pennsylvania, though elections officials are supposed to ask you if you have one. A polling place at 7th and Cayoga Streets - in the city's Latino area - has numerous voters who do not speak English - and reportedly no interpreter in sight."
And now, the least surprising update of the day:
Update, 9:45 AM. New Black Panthers, Nowhere in Sight
Seventy dispatched volunteers to the Philadelphia polling place at 11th St. and Germantown Avenue this morning, where reports surfaced earlier today that the New Black Panthers were back in Philly and at this polling place.
Neither Seventy's volunteers, nor City officials who visited the polling precinct and checked in with Seventy, saw any signs of the New Black Panthers.
We'll keep you posted, but as of now, no hard evidence that this report is true.
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