Star Tribune Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:57:46 GMT
Counties bracing for big turnout in the fall
Anoka County is ordering extra ballots for the November presidential election, and inquiries by new voters are coming in at an eye-opening rate. ... The percentage of eligible metro-area voters who will cast ballots in November's presidential election will be the highest in half a century, predicts a former state elections director -- so high that Anoka County has doubled its request for ballots. "That would be wise," said Joe Mansky, Ramsey County elections manager and former state elections director. "Statewide, we expect 80 percent of our eligible voters to vote. You'd have to go back to the 1950s to find a percentage higher than what we'll see in November."
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