Over 205,000 Absentee Ballots Cast So Far
Thursday, October 30th, 2014 -- 8:17 AM
-More than 205,000 absentee ballots have been cast so far for the November 4 General Election, according to the Government Accountability Board.Of the 205,269 ballots cast through Wednesday, October 29, there were 142,057 early votes cast in clerk's offices and there were 63,212 cast by mail or other absentee voting methods. There were 24,629 absentee ballots issued that had not yet returned.
Because of changes in election law moving the primary election date and changing the time period for in-person absentee voting in clerks' offices, direct comparisons between these numbers and previous elections are difficult.
Also, the number of clerks who track absentee ballots in SVRS has changed over time. Clerks tracked about 43 percent of absentee ballots in SVRS for the 2008 Presidential and General Election, compared to nearly 67 percent during the 2012 Gubernatorial Recall Election.
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