Cast away

The morning rush has subsided at Hanahan Middle School. Many voters who lined up before the polls opened at 7 a.m. would spend 90 minutes or more to cast ballots. Books, umbrellas and even some folding chairs in hand, a few were prepared to tough it out even longer. The file of more than 100 people at the outset had shrunk to about a third of that size by 8:30 a.m. Indeed, some might even make it to work on time. --Noah Haglund