Hill County Voters Cast Early Ballots

There are many reliable, nonpartisan election web sites with just what you need to make your choices, especially on the 17 propositions on the California ballot. Contact the Greene County Board of Elections to find polling places and precincts.

When the state introduced a poll tax in 1900, turnout in general elections fell dramatically-from 57.4 percent in 1900 to 33.3 percent in 1904. The crucial question for both campaigns is whether the early voters are those who can make a difference to the outcome of the election.

Absentee by mail applications can be found online at the State Election Commission website at scvotes.org or can be requested from elections and registration offices.

Democrats have also improved their position in Colorado and Arizona compared to this point in 2012, according to a CNN analysis of the latest early voting numbers. This allows voters to know immediately that their ballots have been accepted with no errors, and to have the same experience, regardless of whether they vote on Election Day or cast their ballot early.

The deep red state has seen a surge and record high of voter registration ahead of the November 8 presidential election, with over 3 million residents registered to vote. If you’re registered to vote in Travis County, you can vote at any location during early voting or on Election Day. “The candidates’ travel schedule will reflect this, because they want to follow up that kind of enthusiasm and get people to the polls right away”.

But the number of voters preferring to cast their ballots early for the upcoming election continues to climb.

Before heading to the polls, voters can view a video tutorial on how to use Denton County’s eSlate voting machines at www.votedenton.com/voting-system. After check in voters are given their paper ballot and directed to a booth to mark their ballot. Pay close attention to anyone suggesting you “leave and come back later” when the lines are shorter or even attempting to discourage you from voting all together. That may not seem like a big deal, but it reduces the avenues by which some people can vote, a Democratic official argued to CNN, because it stops party offices and volunteers from collecting ballots to turn them in.

“People who vote early tend to be pretty firm in their convictions”, said Ridder. She noted the space in North Showers is set up to facilitate more voters and is close enough that if things get crowed at Election Central, voters have a very convenient alternative. “No, it can’t be rigged”.

Straight ticket voters can still “split the ticket” by editing the votes before they are cast. It is your last chance to cast your vote! While you are at the voting location, all you’ll have to do is a sign a form that says you had a reasonable impediment to getting an ID.

“I personally do not like politics and I lot of people would say then I’m not in the right job, but I think that makes me ideal for this job because I don’t care one way or the other who wins the election so to speak on a whole”, Brown said.