Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Chicago sees record early voting number

WLS-TV:
Election officials say they are seeing record turnout in the city. So far, officials say younger voters are one reason for the high turnout.


This is the first presidential election in Illinois that voters can take advantage of early voting. Officials say this year 34 percent of Chicago residents between the ages of 18 and 34 are registered to vote.
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The head of the city's board of election commissioners says Election Day turnout may set a new record, and that may be fueled in large part by younger voters who've registered in big numbers.

At the Chicago Board of Elections Monday, the lines are long. They run out into the hall, but they do move. They are voters, taking advantage of a last-chance opportunity to register, and then immediately cast their ballots. In the city of Chicago, the number of registered voters has jumped by nearly 178,000 since the primary, and almost half of those came in the first week of October.


"Never in our history have we ever witnessed 83,000 new registrations in one week," said Langdon Neal, Chicago Board of Election Commissioners.
What would be interesting is what has inspired the 18-34 group to register and then stand in line to vote. Is it Barack Obama or is there another factor involved here?

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