Scotch Plains, Fanwood Locals Talk Politics, Stickers, Voting Booth Lines

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — Residents in the Scotch Plains, Fanwood area came out in force on election day to vote.

Here is a timeline on how lines have been so far in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood area:

6:30 a.m. - "Voted at Park and for District 1 the line snaked around inside the room, Maybe a 20-30 in wait. The election lost all formality (he does not Play well with others)," Ursala Rowland said.

8 a.m. - "Voted at Evergreen. Lines were very long. I was glad to see so many people coming out to vote. Glad all of the campaigning is over," Maria Sapia Calabria said.

10:30 a.m. - "Voted at St Johns and was in and out in less than 10 minutes, very organized and everyone working there was very friendly and helpful. Great experience!" Liz Lentis said.

11 a.m. - "I voted at Park Middle School. Parking lot was full of teacher cars due to professional development day? I got a spot. 10-minute wait once inside and checked in. No big deal. Everyone seemed subdued, though," Christine Waring Bumiller said.

1:30 p.m. - "Voted at Evergreen, no line to sign in but long line for district 7 to cast vote. Seriously it should not take more than 90 seconds to cast a vote. People were in the booth for up to 5 minutes. Don't we all get sample ballots to review? Why read the public questions for the first time in the booth? And no I was not upset I didn't get a participation sticker. Are people who are voting on important issues supposed to be concerned about a participation sticker to show their friends? You did your civic duty no need to brag about it," said Anthony Verardi said.

3 p.m. - "The lines were short at McGinn voting place. People were pleasant and friendly," said Dawn Santoro Fabricatore. "Very disappointed stickers were not distributed that said I voted like the rest of the country."

3:15 p.m. - "Voted at Children's Specialized, with my son who just turned 18. Short line, pleasant banter. Where was my sticker? I'll have to make my own! :-) Election went on for tooooo loooooong and was punctuated by horrible accusations and moment crossed the line into racism and xenophobia and misogyny. Again, my sticker?" Paula Cohen Martin said.

4 p.m. - "Voted Southside Firehouse...no wait at all," Nancy Hoff Allen said.

4:20 p.m. - "I voted in Park, line was ok. I want my sticker like everyone else," Susana Azañedo said.

4:30 p.m. - "I voted at Childrens Specialized in Fanwood after work and the line was moderate, and I was frustrated, I didn't really like either candidate that much , but I did vote for Hilary, because I don't want Trump to take away the Roe V. Wade, right for a woman to choose whether or not to have an abortion, even if she was raped or her life was on the line, he wouldn't allow her to have a late term abortion," said Andrea Tampusari.

5 p.m. - "Voted at Evergreen school. No line, super quick and easy," said Melissa Tratenberg Liguori.

5 p.m. - "I voted at park tonight after work. Lines were not bad at all I knew a lot of the volunteers and neighbors so it was a great experience. I brought my kids along and my 21 year voted for the first major election," Tonya Williams said.

5 p.m. - "I voted at IHM in Scotch Plains with two of my sons (their first presidential election!)District 15 very short line. There were monitors on site from the Union County Sheriffs dept. No stickers at the site. So glad this is almost over the most ugly and contentious election in my lifetime," Ava McNamara said.

5:15 p.m. - "Voted at the Fanwood Library. Expecting a wait--but I walked right in!" Carol Moore Zimmerman said.

5:30 p.m. - "Voted at Evergreen. People were very pleasant. My zone 8 was in n out but zone 7 ( and only zone 7) line was long. I wonder why?" Howard Chi-Lee said.

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