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Northern Virginia polls to stay open till midnight. (Original Post) greyl Nov 2012 OP
Wow blazeKing Nov 2012 #1
that is fantastic - I didn't know that was a possibility. spooky3 Nov 2012 #2
Gosh, I hope so! freshwest Nov 2012 #7
Though we'll have to wait flamingdem Nov 2012 #3
crucial that folks stay in line and vote....from nate: amborin Nov 2012 #4
Good. That will cost Romney the state, IMO cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #5
Making up for not prosecuting the GOP thief? freshwest Nov 2012 #6
Open letting new people in, or open because people are in line? LibInternationalist Nov 2012 #8
Excellent! WI_DEM Nov 2012 #9
Not sure what that's about since we closed ours in Reston at 7 sharp. nt JudyM Nov 2012 #10
Why? Long Lines? ShadowLiberal Nov 2012 #11
Is that only if you were in line by 7? democrattotheend Nov 2012 #12
Nate just tweeted: watch Chesterfield county amborin Nov 2012 #13
Agreed. SW suburb of Richmond. More conservative. genna Nov 2012 #14
msnbc just said Chesterfield is not getting the red votes it would need; super! amborin Nov 2012 #15
100K+ absentee votes still to be counted in NoVA n/t renegade000 Nov 2012 #16

spooky3

(38,864 posts)
2. that is fantastic - I didn't know that was a possibility.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:32 PM
Nov 2012

I wonder if anyone who gave up and went home will hear this and go back to vote?

amborin

(16,631 posts)
4. crucial that folks stay in line and vote....from nate:
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:32 PM
Nov 2012

2) early VA returns will be heavily GOP, with blue counties reporting later at night.

ShadowLiberal

(2,237 posts)
11. Why? Long Lines?
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:55 PM
Nov 2012

I thought the state set closing times, but everyone in line closing time still gets to vote?

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