Westfield Locals Talk Politics, Stickers, Voting Booth Lines

WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield residents came out in droves to vote in the election on Tuesday night.

Here is a timeline on voter experiences in Westfield:

6:20 a.m. - "I voted at the library waited for 20 mins. Lines were longer much more than ever before. Everyone was civil but one young woman 30-35 was filling out a ballot I guess a recent transplant. She complained the ballot was very confusing seemed pretty intelligent, so seems it had veracity. I thought this ejection was equally polarizing on local and national election level. I hope we all can repair the damage starting tomorrow. As far as who I voted for, Trump Pence. Locally, I cast my vote for the candidate with honesty and integrity. I'm sure you can figure that out yourself." said Rich Duthie

7:45 a.m. - "The lines were definitely much longer than usual and a little slow. Maybe for presidential elections they can bring in more voting booths," said Kristen Carrero.

10 a.m. - "Voted at the library. There was a long line with probably over an hour wait. Fortunately I am from a different district that had no line. I am happy that I had spent time talking with others before today and voted no on #2. I also voted for Jill Stein for president. I expect to see. Trump victory. I am hopeful that prop 64 passes in CA. I am thinking that we will see a record number of voters. Too bad we had such bad choices!" said John Carpenter.

3 p.m. - "I actually experienced a bit of voter intimidation today at the Westfield High School. A group of firemen and police officers were standing outside the high school, saw me and my 12 year old daughter get out of our car (that had a Hillary magnet on it) and said, 'Oh look! Here comes some Hillary people!' I took my daughter's hand, walked across the street right near them and said, 'Damn, right,' " said Katy Engel.

4 p.m. - "I voted at Edison at there wasn't a very short wait to actually vote and none to check in. It looked packed based on all the cars in the lot but they were for sports. It was a smooth process." said Kelly Farrell-Werder.

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