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Topic: Early voting

	Early Voting in Texas
		Early voting in person may be easier than you think.
		a reason why you are eligible to vote early by mail (to be eligible to vote early due to expected absence from the county, your application must state an address out-of-county to have your ballot mailed).
		the name/phone number/fax number/address of the early voting clerk in your county for county elections;
	www.sos.state.tx.us /elections/pamphlets/earlyvote.shtml (1456 words)

	Early Voting - Division of Elections - Department of State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Early voting is standardized throughout the State of Florida.
		In addition, supervisors may designate any city hall or public library as an early voting site; however, if so designated, these sites must be geographically located so that all voters in the county will have an equal opportunity to cast a vote.
		Early voting will be conducted 8 hours per day on each weekday during the early voting period and will be provided for 8 hours in the aggregate for each weekend during the period.
	election.dos.state.fl.us /earlyvoting.shtml (212 words)

	Early Voting
		This is called early voting, and there are two types of
		Vote early in person (you don’t need to vote in your precinct, you can cast your ballot at any early voting site convenient to YOU) or vote early by mail (this is done by requesting an application for a ballot to be mailed to you or downloading an application form).
		Voting early in person is convenient and, unlike early voting by mail, you don’t need an excuse.
	www.sos.state.tx.us /elections/voter/earlyvoting.shtml (113 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Early voting will benefit many Utahns
		But as federal electronic voting deadlines neared, legislators and county officials realized that to avoid an Election Day meltdown — long lines and very unhappy voters — early voting would be needed.
		Against, perhaps, their own political instincts, legislators then approved early voting — the first round to be seen over the next two weeks before the June 27 Utah primary.
		Early voting locations can be found by calling your local county clerk or visiting their Web sites.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,640185495,00.html (659 words)

	Early Voting and Loss of Ballot Secrecy
		During early voting, we have been told by election officials that on DREs, at least - the vote is tied to the voter, that you can tie the name to the actual ballot, and officials can look at that ballot and see how you voted.
		Early voting machines contain the entire ballots for all precincts rather than the individual precinct ballots so that anyone in the county can vote on them regardless of where they live.
		People vote outside their precinct for a variety of reasons, some are that they never changed their address with us, or some just don't want to go to the correct precinct and prefer to go to some place next to their work or where they perceive may be closer to their home.
	www.ncvoter.net /earlyvoting.html (793 words)

	State: Early voting wins at polls
		Early voting came out of nowhere in the final weeks of the campaign, emerging as one of the defining aspects of a landmark election.
		Early voting also tends to favor incumbents, Grubbs said, because challengers have less money to get their message out and much of it arrives late -- often too late to reach early voters.
		Early voting also will be on the agenda in January when Florida's election supervisors meet in Citrus County to discuss changes.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/11/25/State/Early_voting_wins_at_.shtml (2113 words)

	Early and Absentee Voting Laws
		Early voting shall be available to any qualified elector who applies to the county clerk's designated early voting location, beginning fifteen (15) days before a preferential primary, general primary, general election, or general run-off election between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
		Absentee voting shall be conducted in the county clerk's office or other place designated by the county board of elections and approved by the State Board of Elections during normal business hours for at least the twelve (12) working days before the election.
		Early voting must be authorized during the fifteen days immediately before the day of the election.
	electionline.org /Default.aspx?tabid=474 (1135 words)

	HarrisVotes! --- Early Voting Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In the mid-1990s, the State of Texas adopted a process entitled Early Voting in which all registered voters are eligible to visit any one of a series of locations within your county of residence two weeks prior to an election and cast a ballot.
		Early voting by-mail is also open to those individuals who are 65 years of age, those persons who possess a disability which prevents them from visiting an early voting or Election Day polling location, or persons currently in a hospital or nursing facility and are unable to visit an Early Voting or Election Day Location.
		The Harris County Clerk is the early voting clerk for all county elections and for other entities that have contracted for that service, but you should verify this information before mailing your application in for processing.
	www.harrisvotes.com /earlyvinfo.htm (538 words)

	Absentee Voting - Division of Elections - Department of State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		If you have obtained an absentee ballot but are able to vote in your precinct on election day, you must take the absentee ballot with you to the polls, whether or not it has been marked.
		Early voting is defined as "casting a ballot prior to election day at a location designated by the supervisor of elections and depositing the voted ballot in the tabulation system".
		Once your absentee ballot is voted, you may either return it by fax or you may mail it to the supervisor of elections so that it is received no later than 7 p.m.
	election.dos.state.fl.us /absenteevoting.shtml (696 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Early voting, new machines a boon for Utah
		Early voting, as it is called, is going on now before the June 27 primary election.
		Combining with early voting is the use of the new video voting machines.
		But after getting to know the process through the primary and general elections this year, early voting and the new voting machines should be a real boon for Utah and other states.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,640187272,00.html (695 words)

	ERIN - Early Voting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Early voting is the practice of allowing voters to cast ballots several days or weeks before election day.
		And for those who need or want to vote even earlier, I also advocate "no-fault" absentee voting; that is, voters should not be required to have a "legal" reason for not being able to vote at the polls.
		I believe this would be a relatively simple and safe way to achieve the objectives of early voting: increased convenience, reduced lines, more time to resolve problems, and the potential to fairly set a nation-wide uniform poll closing time.
	erin.home.4t.com /EarlyVoting.html (839 words)

	Kane County Elections - Early Voting
		Early voting allows voters to cast a full ballot before the observed election day.
		The early voting period begins 22 days prior to the election and ends 4 days before the election.
		Early voting is conducted at assigned locations throughout Kane County.
	www.kanecountyelections.org /EarlyVoting/EarlyVoting.asp (218 words)

	Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections - Buddy Johnson
		Early voting is a major part of the Supervisor of Elections’ office initiative to make it more convenient for voters to participate in the election process and to get more of our eligible voters to actually vote.
		Between early voting, absentee ballots and traditional polling on Election Day, there are a number of voting options so that no one should be prevented from voting.
		Early voting is just another option to allow people to participate in the election process.
	www.votehillsborough.org /content.aspx?id=169 (568 words)

	Cook County Clerk's Office \| How To Vote
		Bring Photo ID In an effort to prevent vote fraud and double voting, state law requires early voters to display valid identification to an election official before receiving a ballot to vote early.
		Early voting will be conducted on touch screens that store every ballot style in the county, permitting any voter in suburban Cook to vote at any location.
		The names of the early voters are available to the public and are updated each day during early voting.
	www.voterinfonet.com /sub/early_voting.asp (440 words)

	Independent - October 24, 2006: Early voting slow
		Early voting started on Oct. 18 and will continue until Nov. 4 from 8 a.m.
		Early voting is open to all voting districts in McKinley County.
		In the past, the county has purged people if they have not voted in two major elections, which means a voter purge that took place every four years.
	www.gallupindependent.com /2006/oct/102406bd_earlyvoting.html (622 words)

	Early Voting For Chicago Voters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The touchscreen voting units will contain all ballot styles for the entire city, and will provide the voter with the proper ballot style and candidates for his or her address.
		At the beginning of each voting day, the public counter that reflects the votes cast will be checked to ensure that no votes have been tampered with or added to the results cartridge.
		Neal said that votes cast during the early voting program will not be counted until after the close of the polls on election night.
	chicagoelections.com /EarlyVoting.htm (579 words)

	Convenience Voting - Election Commission - Knox County Tennessee - A Great American Community
		We are supposed to have that many officers who know about failsafe voting, change of address procedures, provisional ballots, name change procedures and split precincts, as well as all state and federal law.
		This “Anywhere Voting” feature is one of the most popular benefits of Early Voting and helps explain why a large majority voted at one of our seven sites.
		If you were designing a voting system from scratch you would not make Knox County voters go to one of 96 places in order to vote.
	www.knoxcounty.org /election/convenience_voting.php (1349 words)

	Early Florida voting hits some bumps - Politics - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		MIAMI - Early voting for the presidential election began in Florida on Monday as activists urged people to opt for early ballots to avoid a repeat of the 2000 election fiasco, but computer problems and long lines soon emerged.
		As the voting began Kerry was in West Palm Beach — at the center of the 2000 debacle because many voters were confused by the county’s ballot design.
		Voting rights activists and Democrats have been highly critical of the state’s elections division, run by Glenda Hood, a Republican appointed by the president’s brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6271968 (679 words)

	Early Voting - Clark County, NV, Election Department (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Voting Early (Before Election Day) is Easy, Convenient and Popular: Since 2000, more people in Clark County have voted before election day than on election day, through a combination of early voting (the main source) and mail ballot voting.
		The many nearby neighborhood early voting sites provide all eligible voters the opportunity to cast their ballot at a time and place convenient for them.
		The Early Voting Advisory Board works with the Registrar of Voters to identify and select locations which provide all Clark County voters an equal opportunity to vote during the 14 days of early voting.
	www.co.clark.nv.us /election/earlyvot.htm (742 words)

	Offsite Absentee Voting Locations: Lake County, IL
		Early voting will be offered to any eligible voter, without reason (i.e.
		Early voting will be offered October 16 - November 2 for the upcoming General Election on November 7, 2006.
		Early Voting will be available at most townships and a few municipal offices.
	www.co.lake.il.us /cntyclk/elections/voterservices/earlyvoting.asp (181 words)

	WVSOS - Elections - Absentee Voting Methods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Voting is available during regular business hours, plus, it may be available two Saturdays before the election.
		You may apply as early as eight weeks before the election (or January 2 for military or overseas voters), but the ballots are not ready for mailing to you until six weeks before the election.
		Unless you are voting absentee by mail because of illness or disability, the ballot must be mailed to an out-of-county address.
	www.wvsos.com /elections/voters/absenteemethods.htm (458 words)

	More voters aren't waiting for Election Day - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Election officials and voting experts say it's unclear whether the jump in early voting reflects a high degree of voter enthusiasm or is an extension of a gradual increase since 1980.
		No early voting totals are available for the last midterm election in 2002, though selected states compiled data.
		In Tennessee, state election coordinator Brook Thompson said his state's jump in early voting probably is due to a combination of growing familiarity with early voting and the widespread publicity about the Senate showdown between Democratic Rep. Harold Ford and Republican Bob Corker.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2006-10-26-early-voting_x.htm (924 words)

	Early Voting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Instead of voting at their polling place or requesting an absentee ballot, voters may take advantage of early voting.
		The early voting period is from the 15th day before to the second day before each election.
		Early voting is available at each of the five Brevard County elections offices.
	www.brevardelections.org /earlyvot.htm (155 words)

	Travis County Clerk, Early Voting
		Early and mobile voting for the November 2, 2004 election will be conducted from October 18th through October 29th.
		We offer full-time early voting locations in grocery stores, malls, and on the UT campus.
		Registered voters can vote with a voter registration card, driver’s license or any official photo ID, birth certificate, United States citizenship papers or passport, a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement or other official document that shows the name and address of the voter.
	www.co.travis.tx.us /county_clerk/election/20041102/early.asp (441 words)

	Voters May Have Their Say Before Election Day (washingtonpost.com)
		Thirty states allow residents to cast their vote early, either in person or by mail, and do not require voters to provide a reason.
		The number of states that offer no-excuse early voting has nearly tripled in the past eight years, fueled in part by the demand for election changes that followed the deadlocked 2000 presidential race.
		Early voting is transforming the way campaigns do business, and because this presidential race is so closely contested, it could have a significant impact on the outcome.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A33796-2004Aug25.html (867 words)

	EarlyVote
		Early voting generally begins 17 days before an election and ends 4 days before.
		Registered voters may vote early at a convenient polling location within their political subdivision.
		Unlike early voting by mail, you don´t need to state a reason for voting early in person.
	www.co.bexar.tx.us /elections/EarlyVote/earlyvote.html (283 words)

	CNN.com - Bush, Kerry spar over terrorism - Oct 19, 2004
		Former President Bush and first lady Barbara Bush prepare to vote in Houston, Texas, one of four states to begin early voting Monday.
		Kerry assisted senior citizens who piled into vans to vote early in West Palm Beach before moving on to stops in Tampa and Orlando.
		A key initiative on the Colorado ballot -- whether the state's electoral votes in the presidential election should be apportioned on the basis of the popular vote -- appeared unlikely to pass.
	www.cnn.com /2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/18/election.main/index.html (1202 words)

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