However, frustrations quickly overflowed as the lines grew longer and the voting moved slowly.
In a heartening finding for Mr. Bush as the voting moves to a more varied electorate, he had the support of nearly every demographic group, including men, women, rich and poor, young and old.
They also complained that they needed additional discussion and information as the co-leaders strained to keep the votes moving along.
The vote moved lawmakers a step closer toward overturning the new F.C.C. rule.
The votes move Aldurazyme closer to approval, since the F.D.A. usually takes the advice of its panels.
The votes move Suncor's acquisition forward, but the companies still require approvals from Canada's Competition Bureau and an Alberta court before the transaction can close.
The vote moved Britain closer to the use of such cards but did not make clear precisely when that would be.
The vote moves the Serbian province at least a bit closer to establishing a democratic government to replace the United Nations officials who have been running Kosovo since NATO bombing forced Serbian troops to withdraw more than two years ago.
The winner of the vote moves on to the next round, until only one boy prevails.
The mayor proposed allowing for early voting, moving the deadline for registering to vote closer to Election Day, making the ballot easier to read and making absentee voting easier.
