Sentences with phrase «early voting turnout»

Polls are open statewide 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Early voting turnout broke the previous record set in 2012, and overall turnout was predicted to be near 70 percent.

* WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN GEORGIA: Nate Cohn notes that turnout will be very unpredictable, as this is a special election, but the early voting turnout should boost Democrats» confidence more generally:

But early voting turnout figures in Morse's district, different rules for mail - in ballots and the general unpredictability of turnout in recall elections mean Republicans have a chance to shake things up.

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As the polls showed the race tightening, he says, «reporters frequently focused on other factors, such as early voting and Democrats» supposedly superior turnout operation.»

We'll see how truly decisive a voter turnout tool it can be starting in just a few weeks, when early / absentee voting begins in crucial states.

The trajectory of turnout for earlier elections suggested that increasing numbers of Georgians were not bothering to vote, because they saw no point.

The early voting measure is the first part of a three - point plan Ryan is pushing for, which will address low turnout and boost election participation by citizens across New York State.

Crowley, joined by her two sons, went to P.S. 113 in Glendale Tuesday morning to vote and said early indications showed turnout would be better than expected.

In order to increase voter turnout and make voting a more accessible process, it should be understood that instilling early voting — a process permitted in 37 states and the District of Columbia — and other procedures should be a priority.

In contrast, the state chapter of the League of Women Voters said early voting could help improve New York's «abysmal rate of voter turnout,» while adding that counties shouldn't bear the cost.

With same - day voter registration and early voting, Czarny said he thinks there will be an increase in New York voter turnout.

The party doesn't have a Senate candidate to drive turnout (Democrats finished 1 - 2 in the June open primary), and depending on whether the presidential race is called early on the East Coast, California Republicans may have even less of an incentive to show up to vote.

In the ongoing fight between Democrats and Republicans over election procedures like voter ID and early voting, the Democrats are supposedly the champions of higher turnout and reducing barriers to participation.

The reforms call for early voting, better ballot design, and comprehensive online and easier voter registration in order to increase voter turnout.

Mr. Costell, then a 28 - year - old who one year earlier had run an unsuccessful campaign for Brookhaven Town Board but fared well along the North Shore, received just 19,013 votes in 1986, a low turnout year.

«Everyone has anticipated a lower turnout than a usual primary simply because there's only one election, one position and also because of the first time in a long time this primary is being held in June,» Meng said, acknowledging the reality of the situation as she cast her vote early in the day.

The simple fact is we've let New York's election laws atrophy, and we now have one of the worst voter turnout rates in the country,» said State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Ranking Member of the Senate Elections Committee and sponsor of early voting legislation.

«When we did our voting rights report, «Mississippi on the Hudson,» we found that one of the most effective measures to removing barriers to voter turnout in New York is early voting.

Critics of the state's election system point to restrictions on party enrollment and the lack of early voting as some causes of New York's chronically low voter turnout.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN)- Point to lackluster voter turnout in this week's Buffalo Mayoral Primary Election as an example, New York State Assemblyman Sean Ryan called on the New York State Senate to pass legislation to create an early voting system in New York State.

Compared to other states New York has low voter turnout rates and is one of a minority of states that still doesn't allow early voting.

The women lawmakers say that while the goal is increasing turnout rates for all voters, early voting would be particularly helpful for many women who must juggle work and family obligations.

Early voting is officially underway in Texas and Austin Achieve Public Schools is striving to increase voter turnout.