Report by HSR President Faith Endicott
Hundreds of resident voters stood in line for as long as 4 hours to cast their votes in the 2024 presidential and local election on Tuesday, November 5.
In my section of the line, the mood was peaceful and reserved. Small talk won the day and people seemed to be happy to be a part of the experience.
The weather was perfect all day and into the night and good-natured humor passed through the lines as time wore on.
Fortunately, in this town you are bound to catch a familiar name or face and enjoy a chat about an agreeable theme.
From time to time various generous souls provided multiple boxes of pizza from Milanese to make the experience seem shorter and definitely more enjoyable. Thank you!
We can only hope these connections take root and help us all remember from this personal experience that we have more in common than not. Right now, we ALL agree that this could have been done better!
With many technical bottlenecks, Burlington County Superior Court extended the time and 9:00 pm became the deadline to join the line, which by then (below) stretched down Howard to 4th and more than halfway along 4th toward Cinnaminson St.
Photo at 9:05 pm by Roger Prichard
There were many hundreds in line, still remarkably patient and dedicated, at 9:00 when new voters could no longer join the line.
The last voter finished and walked out at 12:53 a.m. on Wednesday morning. In all, 994 Rivertonians voted, a turnout of about 65% of registered voters.
Out deepest thanks to our local volunteers and municipal employees who remained cheerful while coping with problems not of their own making — and to our great Rivertonians who persevered to exercise their power.
