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Voters turn out early in record numbers in Hall, Georgia
Elections director predicts strong turnout for Election Day
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Voters stand in line on the first floor of the Hall County Government Center in Gainesville during early voting Friday afternoon. With the large crowds, some voters were saying they waited about an hour to cast their vote. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Whether they voted for Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton — or even Mickey Mouse — early voters in Hall County expressed a kind of joyous relief at the polls on Friday about nearing the end of a presidential election that has been as bitter and outrageous as any in recent memory. With her arm raised and clenched fist pumping, resident Lucille Snedaker had just one word to say in response to her feelings that Election Day couldn’t come soon enough: “Yes!” A random selection of a dozen voters leaning conservative and liberal voiced similar sentiments after exiting the polls at the Hall County Government Center, the site of the last day of early voting.