Photos: Duluth, Superior voters line up to cast ballots on Election Day
Long lines were seen at several area polling places early Tuesday.
Megan Perry-Spears, the dean of students at the College of St. Scholastica, is dressed as the Statue of Liberty as she helps folks get registered to vote at the 11th Precinct at Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Duluth on Tuesday morning, Nov. 5. “This is my favorite day of the year. I absolutely love it,” Perry-Spears said.
DULUTH — Lines were a regular sight at polling spots in both Duluth and Superior on Tuesday morning, Nov. 5, as voter turnout appeared to be strong with lines stretching all around polling sites.
College of St. Scholastica students, Addison Ng, left, and Jeff Moore, right, fill out paperwork to register to vote at the 11th Precinct at Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Duluth on Tuesday morning, Nov. 5.
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Voters fill out their ballots at the 11th Precinct poll site at Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Duluth on Tuesday morning.
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Election official Jared Gorzen, left, instructs first-time voter Preston Ross on where to put his ballot at the 3rd Precinct poll at Northwood Technical College in Superior.
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Election officials Steve Farnham, left, and Phil Fernjack check a ballot into the system while tallying absentee and early voting ballots at the Government Center in Superior on Tuesday morning, Nov. 5.
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Folks register to vote at the 11th Precinct poll site at Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Duluth on Tuesday morning, Nov. 5.
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Jeannette Olson, left, laughs with Megan Perry-Spears, the dean of students at CSS, after taking a selfie with Lady Liberty at the 11th Precinct at Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Duluth. “I get a photo with her every year,” Olson said.
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Election official Cari Reder feeds a ballot into the machine while tallying absentee and early voting ballots at the Government Center in Superior on Tuesday morning, Nov. 5.
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First-time voter Rebecca Aleshire casts her ballot at the 3rd Precinct at Northwood Technical College in Superior on Tuesday morning, Nov. 5.
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Election officials Sharon Plasch, left, and Jodi Thompson work to process absentee and early voting ballots at the Government Center in Superior on Tuesday morning, Nov. 5.
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Election official Barbara Durst holds “I Voted” stickers designed by students from the Superior School District for voters at Northwood Technical College in Superior.
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Voters wait in a line to get their ballots at Northwood Technical College in Superior. A strong voter turnout saw long lines in Superior on Tuesday morning.
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Preston Ross, left, makes his selection of “I Voted” stickers from election official Barbara Durst at Northwood Technical College in Superior. Ross, a first-time voter, chose the cheese sticker.
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Dressed as the Statue of Liberty, Megan Perry-Spears, the dean of students at the College of St. Scholastica, brings a load of students back to campus after they voted at the 11th Precinct poll site at Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Duluth.
Jed Carlson joined the Superior Telegram in February 2001 as a photographer. He grew up in Willmar, Minnesota. He graduated from Ridgewater Community College in Willmar, then from Minnesota State Moorhead with a major in mass communications with an emphasis in photojournalism.
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