in Pennsylvania, these voters waited six hours to vote

UNITED STATES – Wait up to six hours. In Pennsylvania, voters had to face a huge queue in order to vote this Tuesday, November 5, for the American presidential election. Stars even visited them.

Since the start of the day in this key state, the queue has been immense in certain polling stations. But at the Banana Factory, an art gallery in the town of Bethlehem, some Americans had to wait for more than six hours.

Several journalists went there to report on this gathering as you can see below. The line was mostly made up of young people, because this polling station was the closest to Lehigh University.

Jonathan Groff and Wanda Sykes in support

The organizers had to add voting booths in order to speed up the pace, especially since one of the machines broke down during the day. Brendan Xanthos, a 20-year-old student, told New York Times at 6 p.m. that he had been in line since 11 a.m. He was about to enter the center.

Faced with this unanticipated influx, several stars came by to congratulate voters. This is particularly the case of actor Jonathan Groff, seen in the series Mindhunter or Glee. “I was campaigning for Kamala and I got a call about the length of the queue. I was asked if I could come and thank everyone who stayed and voted,” he explained to the Lehigh University newspaper, The Brown and White.

Later, it was the turn of comedian and screenwriter Wanda Sykes to make an appearance. And she brought a surprise: pizzas for the brave people who were still waiting outside. Even Kamala Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz, came out to tell voters to stay in line to vote, reports the New York Times.

Faced with this interminable wait, the authorities requested that the polling station, which was to close at 8 p.m., remain open for two more hours. The judge refused, but everyone in line before 8 p.m. was allowed to vote.

In other polling stations across the country, stars were mobilized to encourage voters to vote at all costs. This is particularly the case of Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) which was seen at Temple University in Philadelphia, still in Pennsylvania.

Actress Jennifer Garner FaceTimed students on the Villanova campus, in the same state. Singer Demi Lovato used this same means to encourage young people at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.