Officials Vow To Crack Down On People Who 'Misbehave' At Polls
(CBS) – Early voting is breaking all kinds of records.
2 investigator Pam Zekman reports the charged drama surrounding this year's campaign puts extra pressure on those in charge of counting the votes.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has warned supporters the election could be stolen from them and has urged them to keep an eye out for voting irregularities.
There are rules, local officials stress.
"You have absolutely no right or business harassing, intimidating or questioning voters," Marisel A. Hernandez of the Chicago Board of Elections says.
Both city and county election officials will have investigators in the field.
"On election day, people get a little excited, they want their candidate to win," says Cook County Clerk David Orr. "We are not expecting trouble."
He added Monday: "We believe we'll be ready if some people perhaps misbehave."
City and county election officials say they've already broken all records for early voting, and it's still climbing.
So far, there has been more than 315,000 early voters in Cook County -- a 38 percent increase over 2012.
In the city of Chicago, there have been more than 284,000 early voters so far -- 17 percent more than 2012.
"It's great to see long lines. It means people care, it means this is an important election," said Mark Cain, who was waiting in line.
"It's a pretty pivotal election, and I think it's important that our younger generation get out and do their part," Leanna Galyk says.
Precincts open at 6 a.m. Tuesday and close at 7 p.m., but election officials promise that anyone in line at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote.