Thousands Of Early Voters Waited For Hours In Snaking Lines On Saturday To Cast Their Ballots
On the first day of early voting in New York on Saturday, tens of thousands of people waited in long lines — often for hours on end — to cast their ballots.
Social media was abuzz with videos and photos of snaking voting lines outside polling places across the state.
At Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, the voting line stretched across multiple blocks — and, according to The New York Times, more than 750 people were still in line after polls officially closed on Saturday.
Wowow, New York City turning out for the first day of #EarlyVoting. This is just *part* of the line outside MSG, wrapping around several blocks. pic.twitter.com/D8wyDULEPT
— Mariya Abedi (@msabedi) October 24, 2020
One of the voters in the line, Emmanuel Vazquez, 25, told the paper that he’d waited for three hours to cast his ballot.
“I’m tired, I’m hungry and I want to go home,” Vazquez said. “But I’m just thinking about how worth it this will feel in a few weeks. And that’s keeping me alive right now.”
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New Yorkers, many clad in face masks and some socially distanced, are seen waiting in long lines to cast their early ballots on the first day of in-person voting for the 2020 election. https://t.co/xTP2bjVCaLpic.twitter.com/oQBOa2cyvE
— ABC News (@ABC) October 24, 2020
SPED UP VIDEO: Long lines span city blocks for early in-person voting in Jackson Heights, Queens. pic.twitter.com/HsLBXCAdKf
— The Hill (@thehill) October 24, 2020
New Yorkers jammed polling places and stood in line for hours to cast ballots on the state’s first day of early voting, rushing to record their choices 10 days ahead of the Nov. 3 election https://t.co/YSBUxaSOSJpic.twitter.com/ZMdsXxFExc
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2020
