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Thousands vote early for Tuesday's election
By Katie Byard
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Thursday, Feb 28, 2008
Tuesday is the Ohio primary election, but voters already are casting ballots.
More than 9,000 Summit County residents have voted — by absentee ballot. That's about 60 percent more than the 5,596 absentee ballots cast in the 2004 presidential primary.
The U.S. Postal Service is expecting a record number of absentee ballots statewide and is recommending that ballots be mailed as soon as possible.
Summit County Elections Board Director Bryan Williams
said Wednesday that he expects that by Tuesday the number of absentee ballots will soar to more than 18,000.
The main reason, he said, is a change in state law that allows ''no-fault'' absentee voting.
Applicants now do not have to give a reason for voting early.
Also, Williams speculated that ''the intensity of the primary'' — the heated contest between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama — is resulting in more absentee voting.
In Stark County, about 6,630 residents voted early, as of 1 p.m. Wednesday. That's up from the 4,189 absentee votes counted in the 2004 presidential primary.
In Portage County, absentee voting also has been heavy.
As of Wednesday, about 2,500 residents had voted early, compared with 1,640 absentee ballots counted in the 2004 primary.
In Medina County, about 4,000 residents have voted absentee — many more than voted in the 2004 primary, official said.
Mailed requests for absentee ballots must be received at county boards of elections offices by noon Saturday.
In Summit, request forms can be found on the board's Web site: http://www.summitcountyboe.com.
Registered voters can request absentee ballots and vote in person at the Summit County Board of Elections from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday; and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday.
The completed absentee ballots can be turned in at board offices on Tuesday. They will not be accepted at polling places.
Katie Byard can be reached at 330-996-3781 or kbyard@thebeaconjournal.com.
Tuesday is the Ohio primary election, but voters already are casting ballots.
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