Yep, Elizabethe Holland confirms it: Voters waited 6 1/2 hours to cast ballots in Velda City, the tiny suburb in north St. Louis County.

Creola Smith-Fisher, 56, arrived at Velda City hall a 6:15 a.m. After a few hours, volunteers handed out snacks and water to people in line. People who finally got in were treated to cheers on the way out.

Smith-Fisher said the wait was frustrating, but that no one left the line or complained … well, much.

“Everybody had the determination to make this happen, that they were voting and were going to be heard,” she said.

Her son, Lawrence Fisher, 25, was with her. He said he didn’t like waiting that long but, “I feel like if you don’t vote you don’t get a right to complain.”

His mom had a message for the county Elections Board: “It needs to be addressed. It really does.”

Holland is inquiring deeper as to what took so long in Velda City. Will get back with you.