With all 23 voting precincts in Bridgeport running out of ballots, Mayor Bill Finch is asking the secretary of the state to keep the polls open until 10pm.

The John Winthrop School ran out of ballots not just once, but twice. We’re told the crowd got a little rowdy and police were called in as a precaution.

It was a similar problem at Central High where they also ran out of ballots. Around 7pm, News 8’s Bob Wilson says hundreds were in line waiting to cast their ballot. Some decided not to wait and left.

Also in Bridgeport, the Connecticut Post reports that a city activist took down a sign outside the Wilbur Cross Elementary polling place that read “If you can read this you can vote no matter what.”

Rosa Correa says she told the moderator at the poll about the sign, but the sign was not removed. So Correa decided to take it down herself and then she brought it to police.

In New Haven, voter turnout was so high that some walked away without casting their votes, the New Haven Independent reported.

Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz says turnout so far is about average for a midterm election.

Polls will close at 8 p.m.

(Source: WTNH)