Long lines don’t deter local voters

With a four-plus hour practice in her rear-view mirror Nov. 6, Texas State student and Hays High alumna Abbie Blackwell understood there might be a line when she took to McCormick Middle School to cast her ballot on Election Day.

Little did Blackwell realize was that her polling site, Precinct 223, was by-and-large one of the most crowded locations in the county. When the polls closed at 7 p.m. that night, more than 200 people were still waiting in line to vote.

But the delay didn’t deter Blackwell, who said she knew the wait was going to be “worth it.” Blackwell was one of a host of Buda-area residents who stuck it out and exercised their right to vote, even if it meant taking time out of their day to do it.