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Tue, Nov 06 2012 14:58:00

Images of Michigan on Election Day

From tweets around the state.

  1. Many reports of long lines and wait times. The ballot is long in Michigan.
  2. 100+ plus people in line to vote at Ferndale's University High School. 2-hour wait. Heavy turnout for #mivote http://pic.twitter.com/B762JWeQ
    Matt Helms@MattHelms
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 09:56:45
  3. Voters line up to cast ballots at Sterling Heights precinct 22 #Election2012 #mivote I was no. 417 http://pic.twitter.com/m8Vp7kya
    Laurén Razzaq@LaurenARazzaq
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 09:02:22
  4. @freep Voter line this morning in #RochesterHills. In and out in under 40 minutes. Great moods all around! #MIvote http://pic.twitter.com/D6hUkrPI
    Jackie Carline@Jackie_Carline
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 09:00:40
  5. At precincts 24 & 25 in #Troy, not much of a line and plenty of polling stations. #mivote #election2012 http://pic.twitter.com/rpThGqgl
    Ann Zaniewski@AnnZaniewski
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 11:58:11
  6. An hour in line w/ these fine folks to get my ballot. Another 10 min to actually finish in Livonia, MI. #MiVote http://pic.twitter.com/nlJdSO1w
    Julian H. Gonzalez@jhgonz
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 09:05:16
  7. Highmeadow School in Farmington Hills has been pulling 100 voters per hour! No wait. #MIvote #election2012 #Obama http://pic.twitter.com/dfkZZpAJ
    meghas@meghas
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 10:55:49
  8. Ummm... this parking space in Ann Arbor wasn't being used.
  9. Would an "election parking" space with a 15 minute limit be long enough for you? #mivote #optimism http://pic.twitter.com/ClSq1T9b
    Mark Brush@markbrush
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 14:47:44
  10. A post-election message crafted seeks to take us back to the 80s
  11. RT @ericmillikin: I just voted to bring the '80s back. #ivoted #mivote instagr.am/p/RsvaBCIdOB/
    Andrew weakland@aweak21
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 11:27:03
  12. Some folks showed a little polling place pride.
  13. @freep Best polling place, ever! Mary Street in Ann Arbor. #MIvote http://pic.twitter.com/nFbel2Gy
    Julie Weatherbee@juliewbee
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 12:23:49
  14. Loved voting in our small community alongside friends & neighbors. #mivote freep instagr.am/p/RsI72bqX00/
    Lisa Rudgers@lisarudgers
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 13:27:47
  15. 19:19.10 to vote in Canton -- 2 mts to get ballot, 13 to fill out, 4 in line to shove into machine. Lucky #478! #mivote http://pic.twitter.com/r1LNK4VR
    Gene Myers@GeneMyers
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 09:21:56
  16. No wait in East Lansing. Voter 288 out of about 900 reg voters. #mivote instagr.am/p/Rs0pINOT9j/
    Tovah Olson@Tovah
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 11:47:23
  17. Voter number 478 at Lakeside Elementary polling place. No lines at 12:30 pm. #MIVote #wzzm13 #EastGR http://pic.twitter.com/lFX8hbV8
    George Lessens@glessens
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 09:58:03
  18. Rocked it. Only a 20 minute wait! @freep #mivote #TCMI http://pic.twitter.com/OcOxUeIu
    Nicole Agruda@NicoleAgruda
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 09:26:53
  19. Some didn't like the campaigning going on outside their polling places.
  20. RT @LSJNews: RT @anneinlansing: People harassing voters at Elmhurst Elementary in Lansing-less than 100" from voting #MIVote http://pic.twitter.com/34jPdjIp
    Steph@Steph___K
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 11:51:30
  21. Not cool for these 4 people to harass voters at Elmhurst Elementary in Lansing. #MIVote #Election2012 #ElectionDay http://pic.twitter.com/Fac1SW4N
    Anne Wilson@AnneInLansing
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 10:18:55
  22. Others were o.k. with it.
  23. Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner and his wife stand outside the Salter Center in Royal Oak. #mivote http://pic.twitter.com/lozB0ZqK
    Nathan Mueller@SOKEccentric
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 10:14:59
  24. Royal Oak mayor Jim Ellison was first to vote at Salter Center. Now showing his support. #mivote http://pic.twitter.com/MKCTYbfw
    Nathan Mueller@SOKEccentric
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    Tue, Nov 06 2012 09:13:05
  25. At precincts 24 & 25 in Troy, Michael Ross, 57, held a sign urging people not to recall Mayor Janice Daniels #mivote http://pic.twitter.com/SPcf5Fev
    Ann Zaniewski@AnnZaniewski
    ·
    Tue, Nov 06 2012 11:49:23

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