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Voters fight long lines to cast their vote in runoff election

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Hundreds of people are experiencing long wait times in Harris County as people cast their vote in the runoff elections Saturday.

Voters at the Metropolitan Multiservice Center on West Gray Street reported waiting up to 40 minutes to cast their votes. Some say voters began lining up at around 7 a.m.

 

Melanie Lawson

@MelanieLawson13

HAVE YOU VOTED?
One place that’s almost as busy as the stores on this holiday weekend? The West Gray polling place, but it only takes a few minutes to do your civic duty! @abc13houston

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According to a Tweet posted by Harris County Clerk Diane Trautman, the center is fully staffed, though she encourages voters to check out nearby polling locations with little to no wait times.

 

Diane Trautman@dtrautman

The Metropolitan MultiService Center on West Gray is currently fully staffed. We encourage voters to consider voting at a nearby location that has little or no wait. https://twitter.com/cjblain10/status/1205937015562416130 

Charles Blain@cjblain10

Why are there only two people checking voters in at west gray? @dtrautman https://twitter.com/cjblain10/status/1205925752446889986 

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