1st black governor seeks longer poll hours in Va.

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

RICHMOND, Va. — The nation's first elected black governor asked Virginia's governor on Wednesday to keep Election Day polls open for three extra hours to accommodate an expected huge turnout.

Virginia is a battleground state with 13 of the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidential election. That, combined with a record spike in voter registrations, has officials bracing for an overwhelming number of voters Tuesday.

L. Douglas Wilder, who was Virginia governor from 1990-94 and is now Richmond's mayor, said the surge in voters because of the historic election between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama needs to be accommodated at the polls. He asked Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, a fellow Democrat, to extend hours until 10 p.m. Polls are now set to be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

"The presidential election of 2008 is expected to generate historic turnout," Wilder said in a statement released by the mayor's office.



Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Oct29/0,4670,VirginiaVotingHours,00.html

[ShortnFiery]

1. I live in VA and I agree with his request to extend voting from 7 PM to 10 PM. eom

[Cirque du So-What]

2. Watch for the pukes to object

They've pulled out all the stops in attempting to suppress the vote, and they don't even try to hide it any longer. The time has come to get up in their grill over vote suppression, which is about as anti-American as you can get!

[underpants]

3. Doug wants Va to officially decide the winner...prime time

Don't think this isn't part of it

The city of Richmond held their vote counts until last and THAT put Webb over the edge against Allen.
This is pure Doug and City Hall action right here.

[Blue_Tires]

9. yeah, you might be right...

how is the mayor's race in Richmond looking?

[Fearless]

4. I knew that headline could only come from Fox.

POS network.

[elleng]

6. Hi, nothing!

.

[Fearless]

12. Hi!

:hi:

[elleng]

5. Whose stupid headline is this?

fx?

How about, 'Richmond Mayor Wilder asked . . .?'

So in FL, early-voting hours extension headline should read 'Very White Governor announces blah blah blah?'

[Qutzupalotl]

7. That's just a myth about black politicians and longer polls.

:hide:

[skooooo]

8. lol..

[gauguin57]

10. Pennsylvania needs to extend its polling hours, as well!

I will remain at my Democratic greeting table outside in the cold till midnight if necessary ... if they can make sure everyone gets to vote. We're a big state with lots of newly registered voters -- and no early voting!

So it's gonna be an intense day in the state of PA.

Rendell ... extend our hours, too!

[GetTheRightVote]

11. Everyone who wishes to vote should be allowed to do so, it is their right as citizens

otherwise how can we continue to say we are electing our officials.
The vote is our most value asset as American, let them all vote until the last person does so.

:bounce: