With Election Day 2008 well underway, D.C. voters have been braving long lines all morning to cast their vote in this historic election. Alex Ellis/photo editor
At St. Mary’s Court, a polling location on 24th and G streets, voters are stacked in long lines around the block waiting on average an hour to vote. At 6:30 a.m. about 30 voters were already lined up in anticipation of the 7 a.m. poll opening, according to John Garner, Precinct 3 captain for St. Mary’s Court.
Garner said the poll were averaging about 150 voters per hour and so far there have been no equipment glitches to report.
-Alex Ellis contributed to this report.
