Rob Hoyt of Portland, far left, explains the voting process to his son Cullan, 6, after voting at the East End Community School.

John Patriquin/Staff Photographer Elspeth Migliore, 2, watches her mother, Kirsten Migliore, vote Tuesday at the armory in Westbrook.

True Leadbetter, 4, of South Portland peeks out of a polling booth as her mother, Stephanie Wright, votes at the South Portland Boys and Girls Club.