Lines that sometimes wrap around polling places are making it hard for some elderly and physically challenged voters to exercise their right.

Rande Spengler, of Bohemia, says she and her husband are in their 70s and have health issues. Since they are worried about exposure to the coronavirus they decided to vote early. Spengler says when she went to the Islip Town Annex to vote there were no handicap spaces available and line were really long.

"You could not get on that line," says Spengler. "It kept snaking around. It would have been another three-hour wait, you could see that."

Spengler says after two trips to the Annex she and her husband gave up. Instead, they took their absentee ballot to the Board of Elections in Yaphank and handed them in.

Spengler says the Islip Town Annex voting site is run by the Suffolk Board of Elections and believes it is not in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

"It's been very frustrating, very frustrating," says Spengler.

According to the ADA's website, which hasn't updated its checklist for polling places since 2016, local poll workers are expected to honor a reasonable accommodation request from a voter.

The commissioner of the Nassau Board of Elections tells News 12, "We have Board of Elections staff walking every line of voters to escort inside anyone who is disabled or otherwise unable or having difficulty waiting to enter the polling place."

Spengler hopes that other seniors and those who may need assistance at the polls know they can ask questions and get help.

News 12 reached out to the commissioner of the Suffolk Board of Elections but has not heard back.