Long lines, missing voter lists among frustrations for GTA voters trying to cast their ballot
CBC
Voters at polling stations across the Greater Toronto Area on Monday are growing frustrated with long queues as they attempt to cast their ballots.
Lines outside polling stations are lengthy this year due to COVID-19 precautions, logistical errors in voter ID cards and lists and a greatly reduced number of polling stations for some ridings.
Emilie Garant said she arrived at Oriole Park Public School at around 9:40 a.m.. She didn't cast her ballot until 11 a.m.
"Overall I'm pretty disappointed, I didn't expect this," she said. "We got here, we were informed half an hour into it that three of the voters' lists hadn't arrived yet."
By the time she voted, she said those lists still hadn't arrived.
"I feel bad for the workers at the station," Garant said. "People are getting frustrated and it's not their fault."
At the Bentway polling station for Spadina-Fort York, voters lined up for about an hour or more before they got in, but the balmy weather helped keep frustrations at bay.
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