Why did she leave it till the last minute when she full well knew what time the polls where open till? If she was really keen on voting then surely she would get to the polls as early as possible!?
Why? The polls are open until 10PM - so you should be able to vote until 10PM. Was this a problem in 2005, or 2001, or even 1997? I don't think so.
Oh, and people did try to vote earlier.