Heavy Voter Turnout Delays Choctaw Polls Closing

By: Lindsey Brown Email

Updated: Tue 11:55 PM, Jun 14, 2011

Choctaw Tribal Elections were still ongoing late Tuesday night as officials decided to allow the polls to stay open in at least two locations due to a large voter turnout.

Polls were originally scheduled to close at 8 p.m.

However, the voting continued after 9 p.m. in some locations, including the Pearl River and Conehatta communities.

Only people already in line before 8 p.m. were being allowed to vote.

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