NASHVILLE, Tenn. – People filed through the doors of voting sites in a slow, but steady stream Thursday.
People of all ages came out to make their voices heard for their city.
“I missed last year, and I said I’m not gonna miss this year because we need women! I'm tired of these men. They’re just messing up everything,” said one voter.
They came to have a say in issues like education, transportation, and how to approach an exploding population.
Poll workers set up 160 precincts with just one hitch. The Martha O'Bryan Center in East Nashville opened 40 minutes late because of a locked door.
“The janitorial staff there just for whatever reason did not get there at the prescribed time we asked for the building to be open,” said one of the poll workers.
They turned a handful of people away, but most returned later. However, it was the slow but steady amount of voters that left some poll workers perplexed.
“We have had lines out the door but that's not gonna be today,” the worker said.
Because of the late start time, a judge ordered that the doors of the Martha O’Bryan Center stay open for voters until 7:40 p.m.
Early voting numbers showed a surge: 5,000 more ballots cast in the runoff than early voting in August, and many voters seemed split.
They closed the door on the past, as votes decided Nashville's future were counted.
