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Election Day turnout

KBIA | By Marshall Griffin

Published November 6, 2012 at 2:58 PM CST

Legislators and Gov. Nixon are sparing over bills reforming voter identification and workplace discrimination.

Voter turnout has been heavy in portions of Missouri this morning, according to the Secretary of State’s office.

Spokesman Stacie Temple says those who haven’t voted yet should expect more long lines as more people get off work.

“Make sure that you take the proper voting identification with you, which is the same as it has been for previous elections…so that’s a voter I-D card or a driver’s license, a student I-D or a bank statement,” Temple says.

Temple also says to make sure you know where your precinct is located before you leave and to make sure you’re in line by 7:00 pm, which is when polls close in Missouri.

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Marshall Griffin

Missouri Public Radio State House Reporter Marshall Griffin is a proud alumnus of the University of Mississippi (a.k.a., Ole Miss), and has been in radio for over 20 years, starting out as a deejay. His big break in news came when the first President Bush ordered the invasion of Panama in 1989. Marshall was working the graveyard shift at a rock station, and began ripping news bulletins off the old AP teletype and reading updates between songs. From there on, his radio career turned toward news reporting and anchoring. In 1999, he became the capital bureau chief for Florida's Radio Networks, and in 2003 he became News Director at WFSU-FM/Florida Public Radio. During his time in Tallahassee he covered seven legislative sessions, Governor Jeb Bush's administration, four hurricanes, the Terri Schiavo saga, and the 2000 presidential recount. Before coming to Missouri, he enjoyed a brief stint in the Blue Ridge Mountains, reporting and anchoring for WWNC-AM in Asheville, North Carolina. Marshall lives in Jefferson City with his wife, Julie, their dogs, Max and Mason, and their cat, Honey.

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