AP offers this report, which begins: “The NAACP on Friday resumed efforts to force Virginia to put more voting machines in minority polling places, setting up a court hearing 15 hours before voters head to polls in the battleground state.” See also this LA Times story.
A more general point, as we get close to election day, we should start thinking about the rules for election day challenges to keep polls open longer. A good place to start is with Ned Foley’s three part series on the topic (Part 1; Part 2; Part 3.)
Ned’s thoughts on 3 things to watch for on election day is here.
I agree with Ned. My number one concern for election day is demand outstripping supply, especially in Pennsylvania, which has no early voting, and Virginia. (And these states could matter for an early read on Tuesday’s results.) To see the expected demand, check out the latest early voting numbers (rounded): Florida: 3.8 million; Colorado, 1.5 million; Georgia, 2 million; California 3.3 million; North Carolina, 2.7 million. Tennessee, 1.5 million; Texas, 3.1 million. Of course, some of this voting takes the pressure off polling places on election day in those states with early voting. But it shows what we should expect on election day.