Mark Seikaly and Hillary Scofield have voted because it is their civic duty. “Kaine, mostly blue.” Scofield says, “You have to get out and do your part, vote for the representative in Congress that is aligned with your views.” Photo by Shirley Ruhe.
The heavy drizzle didn’t dampen the spirits of early morning voters at Madison Community Center. Ten people waited in line in the dark for the doors to open at 6 a.m. By 7 a.m. it was difficult to find a place in the parking lot and cars waited to find a place. One of the long-time poll workers observed there was a lot more traffic than in previous years. But he added,”it’s hard to hand out brochures when you are holding an umbrella and even harder when they have an umbrella, too.”
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