Democrats call on Orange County for 'additional support' to deal with long voting lines [View all]

A group of Central Florida Democrats asked Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean Friday to add “substantial additional support” at six early voting sites in the county — including one on the campus of the University of Central Florida — to address long lines.

“All of these sites have seen longer than 2-hour wait times in the middle of the week; the lines during the last weekend of Early Voting will undoubtedly be much longer,” the Democrats, including U.S. Reps. Maxwell Frost and Darren Soto, say in a letter.

“We are asking you to immediately take all available actions within your power to ease the strain on all voters; precinct-specific check-in machines can and should be deployed to polling rooms; and Election Day poll workers can gain valuable experience by reporting to Early Voting sites in the final days of Early Voting.

“This includes ensuring that each of the above locations has the maximum number of check-in machines, voting booths, and poll workers to efficiently administer the election,” adds the letter, signed by 13 Central Florida Democratic public officials.




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