Record number of voters expected to deluge polls
What is uncommon about Tuesday's contest is the sheer number of voters expected to descend on more than 7,000 election jurisdictions across the country. Voter registration numbers are up 7.3 percent from the last presidential election.
"We have a system that is traditionally set up for low turnout," said Tova Wang of the government watchdog group Common Cause. "We're going to have all these new voters, but not a lot of new resources. The election ...
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I was surprised to read that "voter registration numbers are up 7.3 percent from the last presidential election." I had expected that number to be higher, based on what I read in recent days.