Rain does not hinder Jonesboro voters

As of Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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Photo by Elaine Rackley Jonesboro Precinct 3 poll worker Celia Hines (far left) assisted Aldon Kiffin in voting at Lee Elementary School, Tuesday.

JONESBORO — There was a steady stream of voters casting their ballots at Lee Elementary School Tuesday.

The Jonesboro Precinct 3 poll manager, Bridgette Westly, said a lady was in line to vote an hour before the polls opened.

“I’ve been here since 6 a.m., and we had one voter,” Westly said. “She had to wait until 7 a.m., she was the first person in line.”

Nearly 60 people began to form a line at the precinct around 7:30 a.m., she added.

Around 5 p.m., the poll manager said she was expecting a “rush of voters.”

Photo by Elaine Rackley There was a steady stream of voters at the Lee Street Elementary School, which is also the Jonesboro Precinct 3, according to poll manager Bridgette Westly.

Westly said her precinct was a fairly large voting precinct.

At 4:50 p.m., 638 people voted at the Jonesboro three precinct, according to Westly.

Aldon Kiffin was one of the voters at the precinct. Kiffin said he voted for President Obama.

“The last presidential election, I was in Texas and I didn’t get to vote,” Kiffin said. “I want Obama to win, because if you start something you must finish it. In four years, he could not finish whatever plans he has for the country.”

Photo by Elaine Rackley Bridgette Westly (standing at left), poll manager for Jonesboro Precinct 3, spoke with poll workers Tuesday, as a steady stream of voters made their way into Lee Street Elementary School.

Len St. Clair said he also voted at the precinct. St. Clair said he voted for Mitt Romney.

“I feel good about voting because I think I made the right choices,” St. Clair said. “I voted for Romney because I like his views and outlook on the future. Plus, he is an NRA (National Rifle Association) supporter.”

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