BOE officials said previously the new location will allow for a one-way flow of foot traffic from the entrance to exit and will allow for eight voting check-in stations while maintaining social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Felicia Johnson said the set-up inside the center was “really nice,” and allowed for plenty of room to vote safety.
At one point Tuesday morning, the line for voting stretched out the front door of the center and down the road about a block to the neighboring railroad tracks.
But despite the long line, Johnson said she was still able to cast her vote quickly.
“I was only in line for about half an hour or so. It still gives me time to get to my job and the line moved really fast. I liked it,” Johnson said.
Wanda and Richard Hankison agreed. They said they waited in line “for about 45 minutes.” The couple said they early vote for every election.
“I came out to vote early because I knew who I was going to vote for both nationally and local and I was not going to change my mind so I just came early to get it done,” Wanda Hankison said.
This year’s general election will be held on Nov. 3., and absentee voting by mail as well as early in-person voting are set to begin today.
Absentee ballots are scheduled to start being mailed to voters today and hours for in-person early voting this week is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Early in-person voting hours for October include: Oct. 6-9 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 12-16 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 19-23 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Oct. 24 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Oct. 25 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 26-30 8 a.m.- 7 p.m., Oct. 31 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
