Voting in the Bay Area has run smoothly for the most part on Election Day, despite reports of some long lines and minor disruptions.
“Just busy everywhere,” said Scott Konopasek, assistant registrar of voters in Contra Costa County. “It’s a busy day for all.”
Some election work was put on hold in Santa Clara County for a time thanks to burnt toast. Fire alarms went off in the building that houses the county registrar’s office at 10:50 a.m., causing voters and staff to evacuate.
A worker had burned a piece of toast, triggering the alarms, said Anita Torres, a county elections spokeswoman. Voting at the facility resumed 15 minutes later, she said.
In Sonoma County, scores of voters showed up at incorrect polling places this morning, according to that county’s top elections official.