Issues plague Fresno's Mexican Consulate during historic presidential election

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Long lines, blistery upwind and not capable ballots plagued Fresno's Mexican Consulate during the nation's historical statesmanlike election.

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It was the archetypal clip eligible Mexican citizens were capable to ballot successful a statesmanlike predetermination successful idiosyncratic extracurricular of Mexico. Voting was besides imaginable either online oregon by mail.

"I was successful the present successful the greeting and I came backmost and the enactment ne'er ended," elector Nayamin Martinez said.

The Country is connected the brink of electing its archetypal pistillate president. The apical 2 contenders representing the country's better-known parties are erstwhile Mexico City politician Claudia Sheinbaum and erstwhile legislator Xóchitl Gálvez.

By Sunday afternoon, the Consulate of Mexico successful Fresno said determination were much than 1,000 radical successful enactment hoping to vote.

Many voters who waited hours successful enactment were turned distant erstwhile Fresno's Mexican Consulate closed its doors astatine 5 p.m.

"About 10 minutes earlier 5 p.m., they came retired and said astir 600 radical person voted but we're closing," Martinez claimed.

Similar scenarios of Mexican citizens not being capable to ballot played retired successful different parts of the U.S., including Los Angeles and Chicago.

"In immoderate cases, specified arsenic successful Madrid, California, Chicago and Phoenix, the ample influx of radical wishing to ballot astatine the consular office has exceeded expectations," Mexico's National Electoral Institute said successful a connection to the Associated Press.

Martinez added methods similar voting online made it harder for aged Mexican voters to formed their ballot.

"We conscionable recovered it was impossible," Martinez said.

Mexico's electoral bureau has already begun to people the results of the country's historical election. The archetypal preliminary, partial results are not expected for astatine slightest respective hours.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.