Nearly 2 Million Vote Early in Florida

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By HILARY ROXE, Associated Press Writer

MIAMI - More than 1.8 million Floridians have cast their ballots through early or absentee voting — nearly 2 1/2 times the number of people who voted early in 2000.


Polling places were packed Saturday as people continued to stream in to vote early, with some localities reporting lines several hundred deep and waits up to four hours.


At a mall in Broward County, Patti Bryant voted at 1:25 p.m. — 3 hours, 55 minutes after she got in line.


"We have to make a change. This election is key," she said. "It's too important for people not to vote, so I was prepared to wait for however long it took."

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