http://www.statenews.com Students who were gathered at the polls by 7 a.m. on Election Day had taken East Lansing City Clerk Nicole Evans’ advice: Get to the polls early to avoid the peak hours. “Students heard the call about off-peak hours being at 7 a.m. — so they all showed up at 7 a.m. and created a new peak time,” she said, laughing. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 webmaster@statenews.com