This file photo shows the importance of voting to people throughout Richmond. Voters stand in a long line outside Carver Elementary School to cast ballots in the November 2008 presidential election.
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Study: Lines longer for black voters at polls
Black voters wait longer to cast ballots, discouraging them from voting, according to a study released by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington. The report, titled “Reducing Long Lines to Vote,” reported African-Americans waited an average of 23 minutes to vote, compared with 19 minutes for Hispanics, 15 minutes for Asians, 13 minutes for Native Americans and 12 minutes for white people.
