An interpretation was that voters were waiting to get approached by the different candidates and bribed.

On polling day itself, many voters were waiting to cast their ballot by 7 am.

So the election is over, in most states at least, and the voters wait to see who the winner will be.

Lines that make voters wait for hours are a national disgrace, particularly for presidential elections.

"These voters were waiting to hear an economic choice before the election, and they didn't get it."

Past elections in Oregon have shown that nearly half the voters wait until the last few days to make up their minds.

As a result, voters waited in line for two to three hours.

In Florida and elsewhere, voters waited for hours at some polling places.

But overall, peace reigned as voters waited, sometimes building fires to warm themselves.

But black voters have been waiting warily to see what impact, if any, this will have on policy.