Some SuperTuesday lines were so long that voters didn't cast their ballot until Wednesday. The problems hit hardest in Los Angeles and Houston
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in San Antonio, Texas. Photo: Edward A. Ornelas/Getty Images Malfunctioning technology, higher-than-expected voter turnout, and recently closed polling places were blamed for extensive delays and hours-long lines for voters in California and Texas on Tuesday. The problems hit hardest in Los Angeles and Houston, where polls stayed open until 1 a.m. Wednesday to allow voters to cast a ballot in the Democratic presidential primary.
As polls prepared to close at 8 p.m., Bernie Sanders’s campaign asked a federal judge to intervene and force polling places to stay open until 10 p.m. The complaint alleged that “multiple polling locations in the County have experienced extreme wait times for individuals to vote, including wait times up to four hours to cast a ballot.”
Some Los Angeles voters told reporters that they hopped around voting stations all day, hoping to find a short wait. It didn’t always work.
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