Elections April 2

Voter Lacie Griffaw digs out her driver's license to hand to election judge Nancy Caldwell Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Broadway United Methodist Church in Scott City. (Laura Simon)

A lone voter casts his ballot Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Broadway United Methodist Church in Scott City. (Laura Simon)

Election judge Linda Davis waits for the next voter Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Broadway United Methodist Church in Scott City. (Laura Simon)

The A.C. Brase Arena Building, which is the polling place for the Seventh and 17th Precincts, had to be evacuated due to a gas leak just after 7:35 a.m. Tuesday, April 2. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department discovered the source of the leak, a pilot light on a stove, and the polls were reopened just before 8 a.m., after being closed for approximately 20 minutes. (Adam Vogler)

Election workers evacuate Tuesday, April 2, after a reported gas leak at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. The building is the polling place for the Seventh and 17th Precincts. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department discovered the source of the leak, a pilot light on a stove, and the polls were reopened just before 8 a.m., after being closed for approximately 20 minutes. (Adam Vogler)

Election workers reopen the polls after getting the all clear from the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Tuesday, April 2, after the A.C. Brase Arena Building had to be evacuated due to a gas leak. The building is the polling place for the Seventh and 17th Precincts. Firefighters discovered the source of the leak, a pilot light on a stove, and the polls were reopened just before 8 a.m., after being closed for approximately 20 minutes. (Adam Vogler)

Election workers evacuate Tuesday, April 2, after a reported gas leak at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. The building is the polling place for the Seventh and 17th Precincts. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department discovered the source of the leak, a pilot light on a stove, and the polls were reopened just before 8 a.m., after being closed for approximately 20 minutes. (Adam Vogler)

Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department order the evacuation of the A.C. Brase Arena Building as they investigate a reported gas leak Tuesday, April 2. The building is the polling place for the Seventh and 17th Precincts. The Fire Department discovered the source of the leak, a pilot light on a stove, and the polls were reopened just before 8 a.m., after being closed for approximately 20 minutes. (Adam Vogler)

Laura Woldtvedt fills out her ballot Tuesday, April 2, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. The building, which is the polling place for the Seventh and 17th Precincts, had to be evacuated due to a gas leak a short time later. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department discovered the source of the leak, a pilot light on a stove, and the polls were reopened just before 8 a.m., after being closed for approximately 20 minutes. (Adam Vogler)

The A.C. Brase Arena Building, which is the polling place for the Seventh and 17th Precincts, had to be evacuated due to a gas leak just after 7:35 a.m. Tuesday, April 2. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department discovered the source of the leak, a pilot light on a stove, and the polls were reopened just before 8 a.m., after being closed for approximately 20 minutes. (Adam Vogler)

Voters fill out their ballots Tuesday, April 2, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. The building, which is the polling place for the Seventh and 17th Precincts, had to be evacuated due to a gas leak a short time later. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department discovered the source of the leak, a pilot light on a stove, and the polls were reopened just before 8 a.m., after being closed for approximately 20 minutes. (Adam Vogler)

Voters sign in Tuesday, April 2, at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. The building, which is the polling place for the Seventh and 17th Precincts, had to be evacuated due to a gas leak a short time later. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department discovered the source of the leak, a pilot light on a stove, and the polls were reopened just before 8 a.m., after being closed for approximately 20 minutes. (Adam Vogler)