This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareVoters stood in line for up to four hours in the Northern Virginia suburbs on Friday to cast ballots in a bitterly contested presidential election, turning out in force on the first day of early voting to take advantage of a new state law making it easier to cast absentee ballots.In heavily Democratic Fairfax County, the state’s largest jurisdiction, the wait had stretched to four hours — and hundreds of voters — by midday, officials said.Although early voting will continue thorough Oct. 31, with additional locations...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareVoters stood in line for up to four hours in the Northern Virginia suburbs on Friday to cast ballots in a bitterly contested presidential election, turning out in force on the first day of early voting to take advantage of a new state law making it easier to cast absentee ballots.In heavily Democratic Fairfax County, the state’s largest jurisdiction, the wait had stretched to four hours — and hundreds of voters — by midday, officials said.Although early voting will continue thorough Oct. 31, with additional locations...WW…