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May 19, 2006
Early Vote Turnout
Early voting turnout is higher in some Arkansas counties.
In Benton County, the county clerk's office reported that nearly 16-hundred have cast their votes early for next Tuesday's primary, compared to one-thousand, 183 voters in the 2004 elections. But in Faulkner County only 875 had chosen to vote early, lower than two years ago. Craighead and Crittenden counties also reported lower than normal numbers, which were attributed mostly to a lack of interest.
We were part of the 1600 last Saturday. Even got to try out the new-fangled electronic voting machines. They were much easier than trying to color the little dot on a paper ballot, and had a couple of double-checks to make sure your vote was cast correctly. Pretty neat. And since we went on Saturday morning, no line, no waiting.
So remember what I always say:
Vote early & vote often.
Er, I mean:
If you don't vote, don't complain.
Posted by Rita at May 19, 2006 02:12 PM