Voters to Select Presidential Preferences in February 5 Race

Early voting continues through Thursday, January 31 for the upcoming presidential primary, with voters choosing their Democratic or Republican preference in the February 5 race. See sample ballot in this edition.

Voter turnout for the presidential primaries in Carroll County has been light thus far, according to Linda Radford, Carroll County Administrator of Election. As of Monday afternoon, 838 persons had participated in early voting. That number includes military and absentee voting.

Democrat candidates listed on the ballot include: Joe Biden, Hiliary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson.

Of that group, Biden, Dodd, Kucinich, and Richardson have already dropped out of the race.

Republican candidates on the ballot include: Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Alan Keyes, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, and Fred Thompson.

On the Republican ticket, Fred Thompson has also dropped out of the race.

Also on the Republican ballot, voters may vote for delegates to represent that state at the Republican National Convention to be held September 1-4. 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.

No other elections will be on the February ballot in Carroll County.

Early voting is available at the Carroll County Election Commission office, located in the County Office Complex, 625 High Street, Suite 113. 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. Voters are required to have a signature identification to vote.

Anyone who has moved within the county should update their address with the election commission by January 31, said Radford.

In the presidential primary four years ago, 3,130 Carroll County residents, or 18 percent of 17,978 registered voters, cast ballots.

Carroll County has 18,900 residents registered to vote.

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