Voter turnout

August 19, 2008 - 12:22pm

Ballots and websites

Here is a brief rundown of turnout numbers and election websites for today's primary.  Results from around the state will begin to go online around 8:00 PM, with a few counties beginning their updates at 8:15. The secretary of state's office has an interactive map with links to county auditors election websites for every county in the state here.

So far, most counties have received roughly a quarter of the mail-in ballots, with a significant amount sure to come in later today, tomorrow and potentially Thursday. Secretary of state Sam Reed has predicted that complete voter turnout will be around 46 percent.

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June 25, 2008 - 2:40pm

Capturing the youth vote

Every election year, professional speculators say that young people will vote this time. Every year they don’t. Capturing the youth vote has become the quixotic dream of all politicians.

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