Voters who sometimes stood in line for hours were rewarded with a coupon from Chick-fil-A for a free sandwich. And numerous voters used their coupons Tuesday.
At the Chick-fil-A location West Ashley just off the Glenn McConnell Parkway, operations manager Cliff Brown responded “A lot!” when asked if voters were using the coupons.
“Maybe a hundred?” I prodded.
“Oh, way more than that,” Brown said. “Probably 800 or more.”
The long lines at the polling places apparently evaporated by the 7 p.m. deadline. I visited a number of West Ashley spots shortly after 7, and the only place I saw with a line was the W.L. Stephens Aquatic Center on Playground Road, where a few dozen voters were still waiting around 7:30 p.m. But 30 minutes later (after stopping by Chick-fil-A), they were closed down.
-- Tommy Braswell, Post and Courier sportswriter
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