KXO RADIO - Election Publicity May Increase Voter Turnout

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Written by George Gale
Tuesday, 06 June 2006
(ALL THE PUBLICITY MAY HAVE PAID OFF IN THIS ELECTION)…THERE HAS BEEN CONTROVERSY IN A FEW OF THE RACES ON THE BALLOT TODAY. THAT MAY HAVE SPARKED A RENEWED INTEREST IN VOTING. DOLORES PROVINCIO, THE COUNTIES REGISTRAR OF VOTERS AND SEVERAL OTHER TITLES, SAID AT NOON TODAY VOTER TURNOUT APPEARED TO BE UP. THAT, OF COURSE, IS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS IMPERIAL COUNTY ELECTIONS, AND TURN-OUT IN IMPERIAL COUNTY IS TRADITIONALLY LOW. PROVINCIO SAID THERE WERE SOME SNAGS AT SOME OF THE POLLING PLACES. SHE SAID SOME OF THE NEWER POLL WORKERS HAD A BIT OF DIFFICULTY SETTING UP ON TIME. SHE SAID THERE HAS ALSO BEEN PRINTER PROBLEMS AT SOME OF THE POLLING PLACES. SHE SAID ALL PROBLEMS ARE BEING DEALT WITH, AND VOTERS ARE NOT BEING MADE TO WAIT. SHE SAID PAPER BALLOTS ARE BEING PROVIDED TO THOSE POLLING PLACES WITH PROBLEMS. PROVINCIO SAID IT WAS A VERY BUSY MORNING FOR HER DEPARTMENT. POLLS CLOSE AT 8 TONIGHT, AND SOME SAY PRELIMINARY RESULTS COULD BE IN BY 10 OR 11:00 PM. ALL RESULTS ARE PRELIMINARY UNTIL THEY ARE CANVASSED SOME TIME NEXT WEEK.