Voters face long lines at some polling places in SoCal on Election Day
NORWALK, Calif. (KABC) -- Voters across Los Angeles County and Southern California have been showing up to the polls to make their decisions on Election Day.
Long lines of voters were seen across SoCal. In L.A. County, nearly 90 vote centers reported wait times more than one hour long.
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Aerial video from AIR7 showed voters waiting in lines that wrapped around buildings. Some people waited more than an hour to vote, with some of the longest lines in Burbank and in the East Hollywood area.
At UC Irvine, some students waited in line nearly four hours to vote, despite it being midterm week. Students told Eyewitness News they were skipping class and missing out on appointments so they could vote. Snacks were being handed out to them as they stood in line.
WATCH: Students at UC Irvine wait hours in line to vote
About 2.6 million votes have been cast in L.A. County as of early Tuesday evening. That brings turnout to 39%.
Only about 14% of registered voters in California will vote in person, according to a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll. Another 43% either mailed their ballot or dropped it off before Election Day.
If you are in line at a vote center by 8 p.m., stay in line. You can cast your vote after polls close because you were in line before the vote center closed.
