Potomac Voters Experience Long Lines At Election Polls
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This article will be updated as the 2012 General Election progresses. Updated, 5 p.m.: Lines have calmed down at polling places around Potomac, as the morning rush recedes and poll workers gear up for the after-work crowd. Just under 1,200 residents showed up to vote at Bells Mill by 3 p.m. Tuesday, but the swollen line of voters that wrapped around halls at 8 a.m. was gone by mid-afternoon. Sign up for breaking news updates from Potomac Patch here. "It's cleared up for the past hour-and-a-half," according to Chief Election Judge Stacey Sauter. "I expect it'll pick back up when work lets out." Thousands of Potomac residents have already voted across the area's precincts, causing a few poll workers to project today's turnout to be higher …
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