SPRINGFIELD — A flood of educators arriving for training at the same time voters sought to cast early morning ballots at Rebecca Johnson Elementary School has raised concerns that some residents were dissuaded from voting because of the snarl of traffic around the building.

Outside around 9:45 a.m., vehicles filled nearly space in the front of the school. One vehicle sat parked on a sidewalk running along the building, and others filled up rows in a nearby baseball field.

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