deborah weiner has more. >> for most voters, it is hard to remember when the polls looked like this.ay one of early voting brought wrap-around lines in randallstown hundreds deep. >> i've never seen this many people turn out before. >> it was the same scene in southwest baltimore, very long lines indeed at edmonton high school. >> congressman elijah cummings thought the mega-storm sandy was partly responsible. >> the fact that we've got a storm around the corner makes early voting significant. we don't know how long power may be how the. >> cummings pointed to voter suppression efforts in other states. >> the mere fact that there were people trying to stop them from voting makes them want to vote more. >> some voters told us they were drawn in early by the number of issues on the maryland ballot, from same-sex marriage to gaming but election officials seem stunned. >> it's overwhelming and a great turnout. this is what we wanted to see happen. >> the wait did not deter people. did they want to give up? >> not when it's your civic duty. >> early voting is open to registered voters. po