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Most Early Voting Ever in Lowndes County, Georgia

Backed up onto the street More people have voted early in Lowndes County than ever before, with cars often backed up onto the street waiting to get into the Board of Elections.

Eames Yates wrote for WCTV Friday, Record Breaking Number of Early Voters in Lowndes County,

More people have now voted early in Lowndes County than any time in history. Sherrie Luther was voter 22,00[0]… People waiting to vote making her ballot the one that broke the previous record set four years ago.

In the 2008 presidential election, there were 45 days of early voting in Lowndes County. In this year’s election there were just 16 days. Nevertheless the record was broken.

Sherrie was rewarded

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23,324 Early Voted in Lowndes County Georgia thru 2 Nov 2012

2,151 Friday and 23,324 Total voted early in Lowndes County Georgia thru 2 November 2012. I hear (unconfirmed) that those are both records, and you can see for yourself in the table below that Friday’s count was the highest for any early voting day this election. About half of active voters in the county voted early. That leaves another half to vote Tuesday. And there are more registered voters than typically active voters, so we could break a record for active voters Tuesday!

2,151 Friday and 23,324 Total voted in Lowndes County Georgia thru 2 November 2012

DateDailyTotal
Monday October 15 1,636 1,636
Tuesday October 16 1,225 2,861
Wednesday October 17 956 3,817
Thursday October 18 643 4,460
Friday October 19 1,433 5,893
Monday October 22 1,289 7,724
Tuesday October 23 1,449 9,173
Wednesday October 24 1,363 10,536
Thursday October 25 1,408 11,944
Friday October 26 1,783 13,727
Saturday October 27 1,279 15,003
Monday October 29 1,707 16,713
Tuesday October 30 1,533 18,246
Wednesday October 31 1,386 19,632
Thursday November 1 1,541 21,173
Friday November 2 2,151 23,324
Data courtesy of Lowndes County Board of Elections.

precincts You can still vote 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on that great election day, November 6th, at your precinct. To find out which is your precinct, plus a sample ballot, go to My Voter Page by the Georgia Secretary of State.

Vote! Several recent elections here have been decided by less than 100 votes. Your vote counts!

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21,173 Voted in Lowndes County Georgia thru 1 Nov 2012

1,541 people voted Thursday, for a total of 21,173 voting in Lowndes County Georgia thru 1 November 2012:

Daily and 21,173 Total voting in Lowndes County Georgia thru 1 November 2012

DateDailyTotal
Monday October 15 1,636 1,636
Tuesday October 16 1,225 2,861
Wednesday October 17 956 3,817
Thursday October 18 643 4,460
Friday October 19 1,433 5,893
Monday October 22 1,289 7,724
Tuesday October 23 1,449 9,173
Wednesday October 24 1,363 10,536
Thursday October 25 1,408 11,944
Friday October 26 1,783 13,727
Saturday October 27 1,279 15,003
Monday October 29 1,707 16,713
Tuesday October 30 1,533 18,246
Wednesday October 31 1,386 19,632
Thursday November 1 1,541 21,173
Data courtesy of Lowndes County Board of Elections.

You can still vote 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Board of Elections, Vote! 2808 N Oak St., Valdosta, or on that great election day, November 6th, at your precinct. Several recent elections here have been decided by less than 100 votes. Your vote counts!

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19,632 Voted in Lowndes County Georgia thru 31 Oct 2012

19,632 voted in Lowndes County Georgia thru 31 October 2012, including 1,386 Wednesday.

Daily and 19,632 Total voting in Lowndes County Georgia thru 31 October 2012

DateDailyTotal
Monday October 15 1,636 1,636
Tuesday October 16 1,225 2,861
Wednesday October 17 956 3,817
Thursday October 18 643 4,460
Friday October 19 1,433 5,893
Monday October 22 1,289 7,724
Tuesday October 23 1,449 9,173
Wednesday October 24 1,363 10,536
Thursday October 25 1,408 11,944
Friday October 26 1,783 13,727
Saturday October 27 1,279 15,003
Monday October 29 1,707 16,713
Tuesday October 30 1,533 18,246
Tuesday October 31 1,386 19,632
Data courtesy of Lowndes County Board of Elections.

You can still vote 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Friday at the Board of Elections, Vote! 2808 N Oak St., Valdosta, or on that great election day, November 6th, at your precinct. Several recent elections here have been decided by less than 100 votes. Your vote counts!

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18,246 Voted in Lowndes County Georgia by 30 Oct 2012

1,533 Tuesday and 18,246 Total voting in Lowndes County Georgia through 30 October 2012:

Daily and 18,246 Total voting in Lowndes County Georgia by 30 October 2012

DateDailyTotal
Monday October 15 1,636 1,636
Tuesday October 16 1,225 2,861
Wednesday October 17 956 3,817
Thursday October 18 643 4,460
Friday October 19 1,433 5,893
Monday October 22 1,289 7,724
Tuesday October 23 1,449 9,173
Wednesday October 24 1,363 10,536
Thursday October 25 1,408 11,944
Friday October 26 1,783 13,727
Saturday October 27 1,279 15,003
Monday October 29 1,707 16,713
Tuesday October 30 1,533 18,246
Data courtesy of Lowndes County Board of Elections.

You can still vote 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, tomorrow, and Friday at the Board of Elections, Vote! 2808 N Oak St., Valdosta, or on that great election day, November 6th, at your precinct. Several recent elections here have been decided by less than 100 votes. Your vote counts!

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16,713 Voted in Lowndes County Georgia by 29 Oct 2012

16,713 people have voted in Lowndes County Georgia in the first two weeks of early voting, through Monday:

Daily and 16,713 Total voting in Lowndes County Georgia by 29 October 2012

DateDailyTotal
Monday October 151,6361,636
Tuesday October 161,2252,861
Wednesday October 179563,817
Thursday October 186434,460
Friday October 191,4335,893
Monday October 221,2897,724
Tuesday October 231,4499,173
Wednesday October 241,36310,536
Thursday October 251,40811,944
Friday October 261,78313,727
Saturday October 271,27915,003
Monday October 291,70716,713
Data courtesy of Lowndes County Board of Elections.
You can still vote during extended voting hours 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. this week at the Board of Elections, 2808 N Oak St., Valdosta, or on that great election day, November 6th, at your precinct. Several recent elections here have been decided by less than 100 votes. Your vote counts!

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Update 30 Oct 2012: Added missing Monday 22 Oct 2012 numbers to table and figure.

15,006 Voted in Lowndes County Georgia by 27 Oct 2012

15,006 people have voted in Lowndes County Georgia in the first two weeks of early voting, including Saturday:

Daily and 15,006 Total voting in Lowndes County Georgia by 27 October 2012

DateDailyTotal
Monday October 15 1,636 1,636
Tuesday October 16 1,225 2,861
Wednesday October 17 956 3,817
Thursday October 18 643 4,460
Friday October 19 1,433 5,893
Tuesday October 23 1,449 9,173
Wednesday October 24 1,363 10,536
Thursday October 25 1,408 11,944
Friday October 26 1,783 13,727
Saturday October 27 1,279 15,003
Data courtesy of Lowndes County Board of Elections.
You can still vote during extended voting hours this week at the Board of Elections, or on that great election day, November 6th, at your precinct. Several recent elections here have been decided by less than 100 votes. Your vote counts!

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Vote No on the charter school amendment —J.C. Cunningham for GA House District 175 @ 30Club 2012-10-22

J.C. Cunningham for Georgia House district 175 @ 30 Club 2012-10-22 J.C. Cunningham, running for statehouse district 175, says vote No on the charter school amendment. At the 30 Club Political Forum at Serenity Church School Monday, he was asked about differences from his opponent, and he answered:

Vote No on the charter school amendment —J.C. Cunningham for GA House District 175
Political Forum, 30 Club
Video by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 October 2012.

This amendment was put on for one reason and one reason only, because there are powers that did not get their way and it was strictly for money-grubbing, for-profit charter corporations that would further take money away from our Department of Education.

J.C. Cunningham’s opponent, the incumbent Amy Carter, only showed up at one of the four local candidate forums in Lowndes County. However, she voted both for HR 1162 that put the referendum on the ballot and for HB 797 that will suck up more money per pupil for charter schools than for public schools, taking the extra out of our local tax dollars.

We know where J.C. Cunningham for district 175 stands: against the charter school amendment.

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Vote No on the charter school amendment —Teresa Lawrence for GA House District 174 @ AAUW 2012-10-24

Teresa Lawrence for Georgia House district 174 @ AAUW 2012-10-24 Teresa Lawrence, running for statehouse district 174, says vote No on the charter school amendment. She was asked about it at the AAUW Political Forum at Valdosta High School Wednesday, and answered:

Vote No on the charter school amendment —Teresa Lawrence for GA House District 174
Political Forum, Deborah Van Petten, President (AAUW), Dr. Jim Peterson, Moderator
Video by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),
Valdosta High School, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 24 October 2012.

I believe we should vote no for the charter school amendment. We have a means of passing it at the local level to approve charter schools now, and I don’t believe we need to give that decision over to the state level.

Ellis Black Teresa Lawrence’s opponent, the incumbent Ellis Black, did not show up at any of the four local candidate forums in Lowndes County. However, he voted both for HR 1162 that put the referendum on the ballog and for HB 797 that will suck up more money per pupil for charter schools than for public schools, taking the extra out of our local tax dollars.

We know where Teresa Lawrence for district 174 stands: against the charter school amendment.

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13,727 Voted in Lowndes County Georgia by 26 Oct 2012

A record 1,783 people voted Friday, bringing the total to 13,727 who have voted in Lowndes County Georgia in the first two weeks of early voting:

Daily and 13,727 Total voting in Lowndes County Georgia by 26 October 2012

DateDailyTotal
October 15, 2012 1,636 1,636
October 16, 2012 1,225 2,861
October 17, 2012 956 3,817
October 18, 2012 643 4,460
October 19, 2012 1,433 5,893
October 23, 2012 1,449 9,173
October 24, 2012 1,363 10,536
October 25, 2012 1,408 11,944
October 26, 2012 1,783 13,727
Data courtesy of Tiffany Linkswiler, Lowndes County Board of Elections.

Somewhere around 25% of registered voters have already voted. But there are plenty more voters out there.

You can still vote today (Saturday), during extended voting hours next week, or on that great election day, November 6th. Several recent elections here have been decided by less than 100 votes. Your vote counts!

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