Video Transcript
Matea Kanicki (Reporter): Poll volunteers at Panasci Family Chapel had an early start this morning. Set up was underway at 5 a.m. as ballot scanners and sign in tablets were unloaded and set up before the doors opened at 6 a.m. Esther Zorin is experiencing the election as a poll worker for the first time.
Esther Zorin (poll worker): “I just decided that i wanted to see the process. I wanted to know for myself that it works, it appears to be very, very efficient and very secure.”
Matea Kanicki: the early start time didn’t stop the community from coming early and casting their votes. The first few hours saw a steady stream of voters. Poll workers expect a strong turnout for the remainder of the day. But for one voter, casting her vote meant much more than just another number. Marva rRddock, a refugee originally from Jamaica, describes the chance to vote as amazing.
Marva reddock (voter): “I’ve become a citizen and it’s a great feeling. This is America and we have the right to vote and speak and it’s just a great feeling. It’s just amazing. In a close presidential race, like this year’s, every vote will count
Marva Reddock: “If you have the opportunity to vote, please go out and vote. You can’t say anything unless you go vote.”
Matea Kanicki: The polling location at Panasci Family Chapel is open until 9 p.m. tonight. For Democracy in Action, from Le Moyne College, Matea Kanicki, NCC News
SYRACUSE, NY (NCC NEWS) — Poll workers at Panasci Family Chapel on the LeMoyne College campus had an early start Election Day.
Set up for voting was underway at 5 a.m. as ballot scanners and sign-in tablets were unloaded and set up before the doors opened at 6 a.m.
Esther Zorn experienced the election as a poll worker for the first time. She says she wanted to see the voting process up close.
“I wanted to know for myself that it works,” Zorn said. “It appears to be very efficient and very secure.”
The early start time did not stop the community from coming early and casting their votes. The first few hours saw a steady stream of voters. Poll workers expected a strong turnout for the remainder of the day.
For one voter, the opportunity to vote meant much more than being another number in the results.
Marva Reddock, a refugee originally from Jamaica, described the chance to vote as amazing.
“I’ve become a citizen and it’s a great feeling,” Reddock said. “This is America and we have the fight to vote and speak.”
In a close presidential race, like this year’s, every vote can count.
“If you have the opportunity to vote, please go out and vote,” Reddock said, “You can’t say anything unless you go vote.”
Polling locations in New York state, like the Panasci Family Chapel, are open until 9 p.m.