In Largest Virginia County, GOP-Controlled Board Failed To Approve Needed Pollworkers

From ThinkProgress Thu Nov 15 2012, 23:00:17

Though the polls were scheduled to close at 7 p.m., long lines in Fairfax County -- the most populous jurisdiction in Virginia -- kept some voters waiting until 10:30 to vote last Tuesday. The reason, according to election officials, was a shortage of poll workers partially caused by the Republican majority on the county's three-member [...]

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