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STOPPING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
FROM HEADING TO THE
POLLS EARLY.
EARLY VOTING STARTED IN INDIANA
LAST WEEK AND
OFFICIALS EXPECT RECORD NUMBERS.
IN POLITICAL WATCH 10... NEWS
10'S MICHAEL CLOUSE EXPLAINS
HOW GETTING A HEAD START COULD
HELP YOU AVOID ELECTION
DAY HASSLES.
" THIS POINT IN THE ELECTION
SEASON IS USUALLY WHEN
THE COMMERCIALS NEVER SEEM TO
END AND YOU JUST WANT TO GET
YOUR VOTING OVER WITH.
WELL.. NOW YOU CAN. "EARLY
VOTING OFFERS ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY FOR VOTERS TO VOTE
TIME THAT IS GOOD FOR THEM SO
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE
BURDENED." LAST MONDAY MARKED
FIRST DAY INDIANA RESIDENTS
COULD VOTE IN THIS
YEAR'S ELECTION. IN 2008..
ALMOST 34 PERCENT OF
VIGO COUNTY VOTERS WENT TO THE
POLLS PRIOR TO ELECTION DAY.
THIS YEAR.. SOME EXPERTS PREDICT
PERCENT. "WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE
THAT VOTERS ARE BUSY
PEOPLE. TUESDAY IS NOT
NECESSARILY A GOOD DAY FOR
EVERYONE TO TURN OUT TO VOTE.
VOTING IS A COST."
THAT COST INCLUDES
TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE
POLLS, AS WELL AS THE TIME SPENT
WAITING IN LINE.
BUT THIS EARLY VOTING DOESN'T
JUST AFFECT THE VOTERS.. IT ALSO
HAS AN AFFECT ON THE CANDIDATES.
"IF YOU KNOW EARLY
VOTING IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW,
AND YOU'RE BEHIND IN THE
YOUR MESSAGE A LITTLE BIT. IT
MAY
OFFER A LITTLE MORE DESPERATION
IN YOUR CAMPAIGN
SPEECHES AND IN YOUR APPEALS TO
MAKING EACH DEBATE AND RALLY
THAT MUCH MORE
ELECTION DAY IS STARTING EARLIER
THAN EVER. IN TERRE HAUTE..
MICHAEL CLOUSE.. NEWS 10. "
DR. BERGBOWER SAYS STATES THAT
HAVE EARLY VOTING USUALLY
HAVE A HIGH VOTER TURNOUT. TO
VOTE EARLY.. ALL YOU NEED TO
DO IS HEAD TO YOUR COUNTY
CLERK'S OFFICE.