The one polling place for Dodge City, in an arena outside the city limits and about 6 miles south of downtown, has been a site of national controversy about race relations and the right to vote.
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7:30 a.m. — Voting has been underway for about half an hour and lines have been steady so far. There were 45 voters lined up to enter the polling place when the doors opened at 7 a.m.
Early arrivers said they weren’t inconvenienced by the location of the polling place, although some thought a city the size of Dodge, 27,000 people, should probably have more than one place to vote.
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