Election Day in Atlanta: Lines already forming

Polls across metro Atlanta are open, allowing registered voters to cast their choices in what has been a heated presidential election.

Lines started forming early Tuesday as poll workers prepared for election day. Grady High School poll manager Melvin Davis Jr. set up machines just after 6 a.m.

That location brought out early riser Mike Plehal, who said he wanted to secure his spot in line. But in Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett, cars started to arrive in parking lots, and long lines formed before 7 a.m.

During the early voting period that ended Friday, there were few problems aside from isolated reports of voting machines 'flipping' voters' presidential choices, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. A record 2.38 million people cast their ballots during the state's early voting period, which ended Friday.

Local officials plan to enact safety plans to make sure all goes smoothly on Election Day.

Deputies will be assigned to busier polling sites in Cobb County, and deputies plan to drive by polling spots in Gwinnett County, Channel 2 Action News reported.

Fulton County police didn’t assign special patrols, but police said officers will monitor polls.

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