Florida voters get up before dawn -- and wait -- to vote early
A soggy South Florida morning didn’t dampen voter enthusiasm as people arrived Monday at voting centers before dawn — in some cases lining up around the block — to take advantage of the start of early voting in Florida.
From Miami to St. Petersburg, people began posting pictures on social media of lines growing around early voting centers even before polls opened at 7 a.m. In South Florida, where storms are expected to blow through the region during the morning, voters waited in line wearing ponchos — and masks — and holding umbrellas.
At the North Shore Branch Library in Miami Beach, more than 60 people were waiting to vote at about 7:30 a.m. Silvia Rojas, 62, said she waited in line for about an hour to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden after arriving at the North Beach site shortly before it opened at 7 a.m.
“I’m glad that there is such a long line,” said Rojas, a Democrat who said she doesn’t live close by but made the drive because she expected, at worst, a short wait. “Our democracy is at stake.”
Monday is the start of 14 consecutive days of in-person early voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, ending Sunday, Nov. 1. In Monroe County, where early voting also began Monday, the hours and days are slightly different: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day until Saturday, Oct. 31. For a complete list of early voting sites in South Florida,
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I've never waited more than a few minutes. Taking a to go cup of Covfefe would have seemed ridiculous because there would really be no time lost in just waiting.
The last few were by mail so... It was nice to look at the ballot, look up talking points, make my decision and drop off my vote.
Voting should be easy.
Those people who wait in line are American Democratic Heroes.
