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...been an election volunteer at the church, which serves as the polling place for Precincts 5213 and 5214. Hall marches off 100 feet and places a marker. When the polls open in less than an hour, the only people allowed within that radius will be those ready to cast a ballot. He points to a hedge on the other side of the church parking lot, just visible in the pre-dawn light. He measured that distance last year so he knows. "Just checking," said Hall, donning the yellow mesh vest that will mark him for the next 13 hours...
With nearly 40% of county voters having cast early ballots, Hall said the chances of a logjam are slim. The church serves as poll stop for only about 1,300 voters. "If all the Smith's come at one time we'll have a line," Hall says. "Otherwise. We'll be OK." Any problems anticipated? "Here?" Hall chuckles as he rolls up the chalk line to lock it away until next time. "None." - By Michael Peltier / Tallahassee...
Cleveland: Memories of 2004, 7:00 a.m. E.T. Memories of the 2004 presidential election haven't faded here in Cuyahoga County, where Cleveland is located. Botched administration in counties around the state tethered voters to their precincts, sometimes for hours, and the confusion forced many to cast provisional ballots, which were a source of more bureaucratic and legal bickering. Since then Ohio has enacted a month-long early voting period and Cuyahoga County has completely overhauled its elections system - twice. (See pictures of tough times in Cleveland...
...After he cast his ballot in the morning, McCain took a quick flight from Phoenix to Grand Junction, Colo., for a final rally, along with a visit to volunteers in New Mexico. (The pilot of Straight Talk Air was forced to abort the initial landing in Albuquerque because of winds and heavy turbulence. We circled around and landed. Press cheered and sang "Highway to the Danger Zone," a regular campaign rally favorite...
...Pundits talk all the time about a nation equally divided between red and blue, but Liberty, Mo., is the real thing. It's the seat of Clay County, where Al Gore beat George W. Bush by just one vote out of more than 78,000 cast in 2000. Just north of Kansas City, leading employers there range from a Ford plant to a liberal-arts college. Six different lines were going at the mega Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, some of the queues spilling out onto a parking lot scaled nearly as big as those at a pro-football stadium...