A woman in labor from Orlando, Florida, was so determined to vote that she made her husband stop at the polling station on the way to the hospital.
According to the local Fox subsidiary, WTTG, the woman's husband approached election commissioner Karen Brincheno Gonzalez of the Orange County Supervisor of Elections for help, explaining that his pregnant wife was waiting in the car.
«He said: 'Yes, she is about to give birth, but refuses to go to the hospital until she votes.» — recalls Karen — I immediately began to think what I can do to speed up the process. «
“[I] checked to see if she had an identity card, gave the voting documents by mail and explained that they had to be sent by 19:00 on November 3. She replied: “No! No! No! I have to fill in everything now! «
Fortunately, the joint efforts of the decisive woman in labor and Gonzalez paid off: the woman successfully filled out all the necessary documents, received a sticker «I voted» from Karen, and finally went to the hospital.
Gonzalez says she was delighted to help the couple, adding, “I'm proud of my work. I just wanted to make sure she votes. «
A spokesperson for the Orange County Electoral Office confirmed that the woman was safely rushed to a hospital less than four miles from the building.
