elections.gmu.edu - 1/12/2009
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(Nearly) Final 2008 Early Voting Statistics Last updated: Jan. 11, 2009 In the presidential election of 2008, approximately 39.7 million or 30% of all votes were cast prior to Election Day, November 4, 2008. This is a significant increase from 20% in 2004 and part of the upward trend experienced ...
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The end of 'election day'
Ben Smith's Blog —
A remarkable statistic from George Mason's Michael McDonald, who studies election turnout:
In the presidential election of 2008, approximately 39.7 million or 30% of all votes were cast prior to Election Day, November 4, 2008. This is a significant increase from 20% in 2004 and part of the upward trend experienced since 1992, when 7% of all votes were cast early. These numbers are likely to increase in subsequen[t] presidential elections as more states adopt early voting and more voters become comfortable with the practice.
The tactical meaning of this, which only ...
No Such Thing as Election Day Anymore
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Michael McDonald: "In the presidential election of 2008, approximately 39.7 million or 30% of all votes were cast prior to Election Day, November 4, 2008. This is a significant increase from 20% in 2004 and part of the upward trend experienced since 1992, when 7% of all votes were cast early." ...
No Such Thing as "Election Day"
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Michael McDonald: "In the presidential election of 2008, approximately 39.7 million or 30% of all votes were cast prior to Election Day, November 4, 2008. This is a significant increase from 20% in 2004 and part of the upward trend experienced since 1992, when 7% of all votes were cast early." ...
No more "election day"
Daily Kos —
Surprising numbers: In the presidential election of 2008, approximately 39.7 million or 30% of all votes were cast prior to Election Day, November 4, 2008. This is a significant increase from 20% in 2004 and part of the upward trend experienced since 1992, when 7% of all votes were cast early. These numbers are likely to increase in subsequent presidential elections as more states adopt early voting and more voters become comfortable with the practice. In California, 45 percent of ballots were early, 44 percent in Texas, and over ...
Wow: 30% of 2008 election ballots were cast before Election Day
Crooks and Liars —
I'm a huge fan and advocate of early voting, but even I didn't think the numbers would be this high. Wow.
United States Elections Project:
In the presidential election of 2008, approximately 39.7 million or 30% of all votes were cast prior to Election Day, November 4, 2008. This is a significant increase from 20% in 2004 and part of the upward trend experienced since 1992, when 7% of all votes were cast early. These numbers are likely to increase in subsequent presidential elections as more states adopt ...
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