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Judge extends early voting in Florida following lawsuits

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    Phil Keating reports from Tampa

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Lines early voting -- -- key swing states over the weekend this is the scene in Florida Ohio and North Carolina.

Were people waited up to nine hours to cast their ballot in -- big crowds turned out Saturday for the final day of early voting some polling stations stayed open well into the evening.

Ohio at least 151000.

Waited as long as two hours.

From Friday to Sunday.

Meanwhile in Florida the lines were so long that the Democratic Party filed a federal lawsuit.

To extend early voting in some of those polling places.

Under Whittier just wolf 32 -- -- absentee ballot and other affiliates were gonna go home this is ridiculous.

That there are the -- one.

The -- and that's when the boat and have all these people away -- on fifth.

How would make -- want to yeah -- -- -- and then announced that it would not be doing anymore.

Obviously we're just not -- -- -- have I didn't and it turned out.

-- -- she's live in Tampa Hillsborough County good morning bill.

Well early voting technically -- 7 PM Saturday night but today.

People are still voting early -- I'm in Hillsborough County here -- champ is.

And the supervisor of elections says.

Well early voting officially ended but yes still people are early voting that is because it's called a different name at this stage of the game you go do the polling -- -- elections office.

And you request said in person absentee ballot.

The give it to you you have your circle and all the bubbles you pick your candidates and your constitutional amendments didn't but -- -- -- back and basically you voted.

-- and technically it is early but the polls do open tomorrow seven to seven here in Florida.

Miami Dade County of course announced yesterday afternoon that you know for four more hours you come over here really do this in person absentee ballot voting.

And so many people.

Came they were overwhelmed at the Doral elections office that.

-- to a lot of chaos and confusion.

But as for the state of Florida.

Several counties in South Florida Miami Dade Broward.

Palm Beach County they are allowing people to commenting get absentee ballots today as well as here -- Hillsborough and just sort of us in Pasco County.

As far early voting well.

It was 90000.

Fewer votes voted early and absentees -- that combined.

Then in 2008 but still four point four million Floridians.

Have already cast their ballot and that is about half of the anticipated voter turnout.

Through tomorrow -- crunched the numbers Phil Keating thank you live in Tampa Florida this morning there.

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