This was a big issue in Florida during the 2000 election. The panhandle of Florida is in the Central Time Zone and polls are open 1 hour later than other parts. The state was called for Al Gore while the polls were still open in the more "Red" panhandle area [0] and there were rumors is skewed the results or caused people to not go out and vote since the state had already been decided. [1]
This was a big issue in Florida during the 2000 election. The panhandle of Florida is in the Central Time Zone and polls are open 1 hour later than other parts. The state was called for Al Gore while the polls were still open in the more "Red" panhandle area [0] and there were rumors is skewed the results or caused people to not go out and vote since the state had already been decided. [1]
[0] http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/08/us/the-2000-elections-the-... [1] [1]