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Voter lines stretch around the block at nearby polling station

With Election Day 2008 well underway, D.C. voters have been braving long lines all morning to cast their vote in this historic election. Alex Ellis/photo editor

At St. Mary’s Court, a polling location on 24th and G streets, voters are stacked in long lines around the block waiting on average an hour to vote. At 6:30 a.m. about 30 voters were already lined up in anticipation of the 7 a.m. poll opening, according to John Garner, Precinct 3 captain for St. Mary’s Court.

Garner said the poll were averaging about 150 voters per hour and so far there have been no equipment glitches to report.

Alex Ellis contributed to this report.

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