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Margie Gibson of
Huntingdon takes advantage of early voting
at the Carroll County Election Commission
office.
Carroll County Administrator of Elections
Linda Radford stated there is very light
turnout in early voting thus far in the
presidential primaries.
“Early voting indicates there will be a low
voter turnout on February 5,” said Radford.
As of Friday afternoon, 213 voters had
participated in early voting in Carroll
County, which has 18,900 residents
registered to vote. Early voting continues
through Thursday, January 31. The election
commission office was closed Monday because
of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Registered voters can cast ballots from 8:30
a.m. until 4 p.m. on weekdays; and on
Saturday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
12:00 noon. Parking is available at the rear
entrance of the Carroll County Office
Complex building and is designated by a sign
stating, “Reserved for Early Voters.”
When early voting, persons should provide a
voter registration card or another signature
identification, such as a driver’s license
or social security card. Anyone who has
moved within the county should update their
address with the election commission by
January 31, said Radford.
In McKenzie, voters who normally cast their
ballots at the Dickey Fine Arts Center at
Bethel College will return to a former
polling place at the Bethel College
Fieldhouse (gym) as per a request from
college officials, said Radford.
Voters must select a candidate from the
Democrat and Republican ticket.
For voters who choose to vote in the
Republican primary, there are nine
candidates listed on the president ballot –
Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter,
Alan Keyes, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt
Romney, Tom Tancredo, and Fred Thompson.
Democrat candidates on the ballot include:
Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John
Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich,
Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson.
Of that group, Biden, Dodd and Richardson
have already dropped out of the race.
Also on the Republican ballot, voters may
vote for delegates. There are 14 delegates
listed for the Eighth Congressional District
and voters may vote for three of those. All
14 are listed as being committed to certain
candidates.
There are also 75 other choices for
delegates listed statewide. Of that group,
voters may vote for up to 12. Those include
many who are committed to certain
candidates, but eight of them are listed as
being uncommitted.
A sample ballot will be published in the
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