Even as Scots were voting in their independence referendum, the counting of ballots sent by mail had already started.<br/> <br />Scots are deciding whether to end a 307-year-long union with the United Kingdom and become an independent country.<br/> <br />Polls show they're almost equally divided, although hundreds of thousands were still unsure.<br/> <br />Alex Salmond, the leader of the "Yes" campaign to secede, cast his vote in his home district.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) SCOTTISH FIRST MINISTER, ALEX SALMOND, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We've got the chance to build a more prosperous economy, but also a fairer society that's a wonderful, positive vision and that's why Scotland should grasp that opportunity with both hands."<br/> <br />The independence movement says Scots deserve to choose their own destiny and create a more just society than the one managed for them by London.<br/> <br />The "Yes" campaign got a last minute boost from British tennis star Andy Murray, who tweeted his support for independence.<br/> <br />But
