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This is what it looks like at polls across the country this Election Day

All the lines.

Voters line-up to cast their ballots at a polling station setup in Legion Park for the mid-term election on November 06, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (PHOTO CREDIT: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Voters line-up to cast their ballots at a polling station setup in Legion Park for the mid-term election on November 06, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (PHOTO CREDIT: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

On Tuesday, voters across the country headed to the polls to make their voices heard this midterm election.

There are a lot of things at stake this Election Day: the future makeup of Congress, who controls local legislatures, voting rights issues, and critical ballot initiatives on redistricting, health care, and criminal justice. But one thing’s the same as in years past: long voting lines.

Many of the people waiting in lines expressed hope that this was a sign of high voter turnout, while some complained about the lack of functioning machines at their polling station.

Here’s a look at what it was like for people around the country exercising their right to vote this year:

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Birmingham, Alabama

Washington, D.C.

Lexington, Kentucky

Detroit, Michigan

St. Louis, Missouri

New York, New York

Charleston, South Carolina

Austin, Texas

Madison, Wisconsin

Memphis, Tennessee

Richmond, Virginia

Melanie Schmitz contributed to this piece.