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Metro Detroit Voters Meet Long Lines

Polls Stay Open Until 8 P.M.

POSTED: Tuesday, November 2, 2004
UPDATED: 1:05 pm EST November 2, 2004

Voters got an early start Tuesday morning to cast their votes for Election Day.

A long line was formed at the New St. Paul Tabernacle Church in Detroit when the polls opened at 7 a.m. The church is one of the largest polling locations, with four precincts.

Detroit City Clerk Jackie Curry said there are about 400,000 registered voters in Detroit and she expects a big turnout.

Hundreds of people lined up in the first hour of voting at a polling location at Farmington and 11 Mile roads, according to Local 4. Voters said they waited about 15 minutes in line.

The lines grew longer with voters trying to cast their ballots before work. A precinct in Royal Oak had about an hour wait.

Voters Julia and Joe Rezetka said they have never seen such a large turnout.

"I am amazed," said Julia Rezetka.

"I think people are passionate about the war," added Joe Rezetka.

NBC political analyst Tim Russert told Local 4's Steve Garagiola -- who was live at Democracy Plaza in New York's Rockefeller Center -- that voter turnout may be the deciding factor in the election.

"It's whether people vote or not," said Russert. "The Republicans believe that 110 to 112 million people vote. The Democrats are praying for 120 million."

The local lines were expected to grow during lunchtime and after 5 p.m. as people end their workday.

Despite the lines, Royal Oak voter Cher Davis said, "We're having fun."

Voters have called and e-mailed Local 4 to report precinct problems including one without ballots, some with ballot problems and several other precincts that were without electricity. The station was checking into the reports with city officials.

The polls will close at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Precincts will remain open for voters who are in line by 8 p.m., Local 4 reported.

Stay with Local 4 News and ClickOnDetroit.com for continuing coverage of Election Day.

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