FALLSTON, MD. — In Harford County, 24,000 voters cast their ballots in the first three hours of voting, and longtime voter Maryjane Elliott said she insisted on waiting until Election Day.

“I think you should get out,” Elliott said. “At least you can go out and vote.”

Bruce Wright, one of the head judges at Fallston High School, said people were waiting when the doors opened first thing this morning.

“When we arrived at the ballot box opening at 7:00, I saw that there was a queue there as I expected. “Mornings are always like that,” Wright said. “I didn’t realize how long the line was until I got out a little further. “We had a line that broke through the barriers there.”

Harford County also saw an increase in early in-person voting; it was usually between 20 and 22 percent, but this time it reached 28 percent, or 55 thousand people, and that’s not all.

“We’ve also had a significant increase in our voting mail,” said Harford County Elections Director Stephanie Taylor. “The most we ever had coming into this office before 2020 was 7,000, and now we have over 31,000 requests, so that’s quite a lot.” It increased “

A voting public is anxious to have their voices heard after months of endless campaigning at all levels.

“This was bad,” said John Reddy of Fallston.

“You probably don’t remember the others,” Elliott said. “I remember.”

“How was it with Abraham Lincoln?” Reddy asked.

“Now look. “That’s not true,” I interjected.

“My mother-in-law,” Reddy said. “He’ll hit me later.”

“Oh, I see. “He is your son-in-law,” I added.

“Yes. I wouldn’t marry him that way… (laughter),” he replied.