(Updated at 11:10 a.m.) Absentee voting for Tuesday’s election has been higher than expected, and is on pace to exceed the numbers from previous off-year elections.
So far, 1,227 votes have been counted, with 1,186 of those being from domestic absentee voters. At this same time in 2007, only 913 domestic absentee ballots had been cast. Arlington County Treasurer Frank O’Leary predicts that by election day, 1,827 absentee ballots will have been cast. That would be a record number, and would likely mean a record number of overall voters.
O’Leary says absentee votes have been disproportionately high from voters in the 31st Senate District, with the heated race between Democrat Barbara Favola and Republican Caren Merrick. It has provided more than 64% of the absentee votes so far.
In-person absentee voting continues through tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. at the Arlington County administrative building in Courthouse (2100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 320).
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Can’t wait to vote for people other than democrats on Tuesday.
You gonna drive your stick-shift to the polls?
Knock yourself out, Steve.
No, really, Steve. Please knock yourself unconscious.
Isn’t there only like… Karen Merrick and one other non-Dem on the ballot?
I’ll write in names where I don’t have a non liberal options.
I’m going to write “NOVAsteve” for all the Dem-only slots. I might vote for the two Dems other than Tejada though. I’d love to tell that fool adios!
That’s two more than usual.
+100
Vote early and often.
Can you vote absentee if you’re habitually out for lunch?