Monday, April 5, 2010
4:34 PM
11 percent expected at polls Tuesday
The state's top elections official expects about 11 percent of registered voters to show up at the polls Tuesday.
Government Accountability Board Director Kevin Kennedy said the lack of a statewide race at the top of the ticket will help keep turnout low with about 375,000 of the state's 3.4 million registered voters expected to cast ballots.
The lack of a statewide race will also delay a final tally on how many people showed up. Usually, the state can use the total votes cast in a statewide race for a quick gauge on turnout. Instead, the GAB will have to wait until all county results are in, which could be a month.
"You're going to see pockets of interest where there's referendum questions on the ballots or a hot school board race," Kennedy said.
-- By JR Ross
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