Election-Campaign Law

Record early voting turnout in some North Carolina counties

By Michael Alvarez

Eyewitness News learned there was a record turnout in early voting in Mecklenburg County. Typically less than 1 percent of voters cast ballots in early voting, but in this primary it was 8 percent. The statistics show 85 percent of those people voted Democrat, even thought only 44 percent of voters in the county are registered Democrats.

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(election officials) expect 40 percent voter turnout in Tuesday's primary, which is considered to be extraordinary for a primary.

Full post as published by Election Updates on May 06, 2008 (boomark / email).