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oswaldactedalone

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3. Too early to worry about NC early voting at this point

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 09:34 AM

Sep 2012

In person early voting doesn't begin here until October 18th. The numbers you have reflect absentee ballot requests which are mailed back in. In person early voting accounted for 40% of votes cast in NC in '08.

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Here are some early vote stats (good news in Iowa, Maine--not so good in NC) [View all] WI_DEM Sep 2012 OP

I can't bring myself to vote early. Not after the mess that led to a TeaPublican governor. GreenPartyVoter Sep 2012 #1

gonna have to agree with you GPV Maine-ah Sep 2012 #2

Yep, and most of us have the added security of pencil and paper voting to boot. :^) GreenPartyVoter Sep 2012 #7

Too early to worry about NC early voting at this point oswaldactedalone Sep 2012 #3

True, it is 'in person voting' that Obama campaign really focuses on WI_DEM Sep 2012 #5

THAT explains it--elderly, owners of second homes, military? zazen Sep 2012 #8

IIRC early voting patterns didn't really square with the WI recall HereSince1628 Sep 2012 #4

For NC, that's only absentee so far. Actual in person early voting has NOT started here. Lex Sep 2012 #6