It’s just after 11 a.m. on day one of early voting at the Tate’s Creek Library Voting Center. Cars are parked far down the winding road leading up to the building, and the line stretches out the door and all the way back to the street.
As it becomes clear it’s not going to be an in-and-out affair, voters strike up conversations — everything from idle chit-chat to discussions about gerrymandering and the difference between TV and internet debates and standing in line alongside neighbors.
“You get in line, and you talk to real people, and it just completely changes your perspective on everything,” one voter said.
Secretary of State Michael Adams told WKYT he expects the three days of early voting to proceed without any major backups…