In Fla., Long Lines For Early Voting

saltwn · #1 (**permalink**) 10-21-2008, 12:06 AM

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Florida kicked off early voting on Monday, with record crowds heading to the polls and voters waiting hours to cast their ballots. Elections officials said the few reported problems were minor.

Whew!

Final statewide numbers for ballots cast Monday won't be available until Tuesday, but counties large and small, traditionally Democrat and traditionally Republican, were reporting record turnout. The early voting sites will remain open two weeks until the weekend before Election Day.

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"Lines are a sign of a healthy democracy, and certainly our democracy is healthy today," said Secretary of State Kurt Browning.

ABC News: In Fla., Long Lines For Early Voting

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Nationwide, about a third of the electorate is expected to vote early this year. That would be up from 22 percent in 2004 and 16 percent in 2000. In Florida, early voting continues until the weekend before Election Day.

One guy has stood in line for two and a half hours to vote for "the lesser of two evils" according to the article.
I think this is about democracy, and although I just heard McCain is closing in on Obama in some state polls, passing him in Ohio, I am happy to see the big turn out!
Hooray! Hooray for America!

Spencer Collins · #2 (**permalink**) 10-21-2008, 12:47 AM

In my area they are predicting a 90% turnout...

saltwn · #3 (**permalink**) 10-21-2008, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Spencer Collins

In my area they are predicting a 90% turnout...

Same here. Though we are up and down. Sometimes we get a big turn out for a local issue no matter who's running for a national office.
Even in this little town, I hear people discussing the election. Usually people around here are pretty low key. Mostly conservative, although they voted in a governor who was a Democrat and kept him around till he decided to retire.
I expect this will be the biggest turn out (nationwide) in quite awhile.

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