Early voting began this morning at the Orland Township office. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media
People arrive for early voting this morning at the Orland Township office. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media
Election judge Joe Janek assists a voter at the Orland Township office during early voting this morning. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media
Bruce Baldridge looks over his ballot during early voting at the Orland Township office. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media
James Riordan waits in line to cast his ballot this morning at the Orland Township office. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands with President Barack Obama before the start of the third presidential debate on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
It didn’t matter that the third and final presidential debate was scheduled for Monday night; nothing that could be said was going to sway the hundreds of Southlanders who showed up earlier in the day in Orland Park for the start of early voting. Their …