Saturday, July 22, 2006 Early Voting Heavy, Experts Predict Record Turnout
According to Oklahoma County Election Board Secretary Doug Sanderson 709 voters cast ballots Friday at the election board office, 4201 Lincoln Blvd.
"It's still not like we'd see in a general election, but it is a respectable number for the first day of early voting," he said.
While election turnout in some states has been down this year, pundits point to the all time record high turnout in the Nebraska primary in June being most similar to this years Oklahoma primary. Overall turnout in Nebraska was among the highest ever for a primary election in the state according to the Lincoln Journal Star.
Looking at Nebraska and the competitive Fifth District race, informed observers are predicting a record turnout in Oklahoma on Tuesday.
Registered voters across Oklahoma could begin casting ballots Friday under Oklahoma's three-day, in-person absentee law. They must vote at their county election board.
County election boards will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. Click here to find your own polling location (be sure to hit the "Search" button in the upper right hand corner).
Posted at 7/22/2006 12:00:00 AM
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