Where Voters Wait the Longest

What do the TSA, theme parks, and democracy have in common? Lines-sometimes long ones. The Bipartisan Policy Center estimates that half a million voters in 2016 failed to vote because of poor management of polling places (which includes long waits). And while many states have expanded their mail-in voting options over the past decade, for those who still choose to vote in person, lines over 30 minutes long remain a barrier . The dedicated voters in Cumberland County, North Carolina (home to Fayetteville), and Duval County, Florida (Jacksonville), took, on average, 80 minutes out of their day to practice democracy. Lyft.

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