Free pizza and a DJ help defrost Montana voters lined up until 4 a.m. in the snow to vote
Associated Press— Stuck on a snowy sidewalk for hours after polls closed, voters in a Montana college town created an encouraging vibe as they moved slowly through a line leading to the ballot boxes inside the county courthouse. The long wait traces to a clash of Montana’s recent population growth and people who waited until the last minute to register to vote, change their address on file or get a replacement ballot. The growth of Gallatin County — up almost 40% since 2010 — meant the 10 election workers crammed into an office were woefully insufficient to process all the last-minute voter registrations and changes. “We thought about throwing in the towel but we were pretty much at the point that we’ve already been here, so why not?” The county clerk asked county emergency officials to help manage the crowd since it was snowing.
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Free pizza and a DJ help defrost Montana voters lined up until 4 a.m. in the snow to vote
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