Kathie Schultz
Here’s the report from McHenry County Clerk Kathie Schultz:
As of the close of voting [Saturday] there have been 3702 absentee ballots applied for. Of these 2770 were early voters.
February 2010 3233 total absentee—2409 early voters
February 2008 6235 total absentee—4720 early voters
47 people had voted in Crystal Lake’s Immanuel Lutheran Church precinct at 3 PM.
This was a "rush" for the judges at Algonquin Townshp Precinct 2.
There are 804 registered voters, so only 5.8% of the people had voted by mid-afternoon.
No one was voting absentee in person the day before the election at this County Clerk's polling place.
From the front lines of today’s substitution for war, comes this report from Mike Shorten:
“I just got back from the Rotary Building at Veterans Acres where I dropped my ballot in the box at 8:42.
“Based on the number showing on the display, the total ballots cast at that time, including mine was 30.
“It should be noted that the polling place and the box that I dropped the ballot in serves Nunda 15, Nunda 11 and Nunda 18, which has a combined registered voter count of 2948.”
The percentage calculation is pretty easy–1$ had voted in person after the “morning rush.”
If you care to share the number voting in your polling place, please ask the number on the voter registration rolls as well, so we can calculate the percentage turnout.
From the March 24, 2010, Chicago Tribune
So, what’s this got to do with McHenry County.
Just an excuse to offer this observation:
Voter turnout this year will be so low that any candidate can still win.
It would surprise me not at all if voter turnout is well below 20% of the registered voters.
In such a contest, any candidate can win.
All one has to do is get more of your supporters to the polls than the opponent or opponents.
You do that by following Abraham Lincoln’s advice to identify your supporters and get them to the polls.
Easy to say.
Not easy to do.
Most candidates, including myself in times past, are not aggressive enough in encouraging, repeatedly encouraging their supporters to vote.
We are now in the early voting stage of the election. That’s how the Democrats managed to get a majority for Barack Obama in McHenry County in 2008.
No reason why local candidates can do the same.
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