the country should become independent or stay part of the United
Kingdom.
After an intense final day of campaigning, voters turned up at polling
stations in schools and halls as soon they opened at 0600 GMT on a day
that will decide the fate of a 307-year-old union.
The first to cast a ballot in Edinburgh's Waverley Court was a
businessman who gave his name as Ron.
"This is a historic day for Scotland. I've waited all my life for
this. It's time to break with England. 'Yes' to independence," he said
after casting his ballot.
As he spoke, a couple of workers hurrying by shouted "Vote No.!"Four
opinion polls on the eve of the vote showed support for independence
at 48 percent compared with 52 percent for the union but a fifth
showed it even closer on 49 to 51 percent.
The surveys also showed as many as 600,000 voters out of 4.3 million
remained undecided with just hours to go before the polling stations
opened.
Electoral officials said the result of the vote is expected by
breakfast time on Friday morning.
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