Politics

2014 Midterm Elections

00000173-d94c-dc06-a17f-ddddb4a70000This Election Day, we kept you covered until the polls closed, and even later. We want you to tell us: What issues brought you to vote, or why did you choose not to? We're looking for your comments for this week's Florida Roundup, hashtag #FloridaRoundup.See a recap of Election Night here, and last night's updates from across the state here.Below, read and hear the stories we've produced this year as part of our midterm election coverage.

Voters Turned Away At Ferguson Senior High Before Polls Closed

WLRN Public Media | By Pattrik Simmons

Published November 4, 2014 at 8:38 PM EST

A few voters at the John A. Ferguson Senior High School polling location in West Kendall were turned away before the polls closed at 7 p.m.

Orlando Duluc says he was turned away at 6:49 p.m.

"[At] 6:49, they say they are closed. They say the machines stopped just before 7 and that we cannot get in," he said.

WLRN intern Gregory Castillo was at the polling location when he heard an election official tell a voter that "it doesn't matter if it's five minutes off, it's whatever the election says."

Voters started chanting "Let them vote! Let them vote!" after the doors were closed.