DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) — Voters in Bucks County waited in long lines to take advantage of on-demand voting after a lawsuit forced the county to extend the deadline for mail-in voting.

“I thought, ‘What a great opportunity to take advantage of,'” said Brian Hensel, who waited in line for more than an hour at the Bucks County Administration Building in Doylestown.

Hensel said that after missing the original Oct. 29 deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot, he was glad to handle the process before Election Day.

“We were all talking about it. It’s like being at an amusement park and you get to know the people in line,” he said.

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He is one of hundreds of people in Bucks County who took advantage of the extra time to cast their ballots.

That meant voters could request, receive, complete and return postal ballots in one trip.

It’s different from voting in person at a machine on Election Day.

“He said, ‘Are you voting in person today?'” Christine Chianese of New Hope said of her experience in line. “I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, “Complete this.”

Chianese filled out her vote-by-mail application while waiting in line.

The process had caused some confusion.

“I still will,” Chianese said.

The original deadline for Pennsylvania to request a mail-in ballot was Tuesday at 5 p.m.

The The Trump campaign later sued Bucks Countyaccusing officials of turning away voters before that deadline.

There seemed to be some confusion as to whether you had to be in line by 5pm or if your claim had to be processed by 5pm

A judge sided with the Trump campaign and extended the deadline in Bucks County, leading to long lines at both the satellite county seats in Levittown, Quakertown, and the main office in Doylestown.

In Levittown, one man told Action News he stood in line for three to four hours, maybe longer.

“We were told it was two and a half hours away and it’s almost three and a half and we’re probably another hour away,” said George Schott of Yardley as he waited in line.

Bucks County Republican Committeeman Pat Poprik said the reason this satellite center had such a long wait was due to a combination of limited space and the fact that it only had one printer.

“These printers are special ones sent by the state. They can only print the ballots one at a time,” explained Poprik. “Not having enough supplies and that printer is a real problem. Doylestown had two.”

Voters said they all have their own reasons for opting for mail-in ballots.

“I’ve always voted on election day, I’m a firm believer in that, but this year I volunteered to be a poll watcher,” said Matthew Tevnan of Warrington.

“We decided to come together and vote early,” Swati Kaushik said of her and her family. “I was hoping it would be a smaller line, but it’s not.”

Open county offices also gave mail-in voters a chance to resolve issues before Election Day.

Kelly Durie says she returned her ballot two weeks ago, but it was never processed.

“Both of our ballots have not yet been received, although we handed them to a person behind the window in this building,” Durie said.

Bucks County officials said anyone in line by the end of the business day — which was 5 p.m. at county offices in Doylestown and 4:30 p.m. at satellite offices in Levittown and Quakertown — had the opportunity to vote by application. .

Volunteers and election workers stayed late into the evening to accommodate voters and assist in the process.

The deadline for returning a postal ballot is 8pm on election day, which is Tuesday 5 November.