It’s Election Day, July 17, 2012 Today is Election Day, and before the polls opened this morning at 6:30 am, 36,999 votes had been cast during the early voting period. Voter turnout in second primary elections is usually very (and I mean very) low. In 2008, with only one statewide contest (Democratic Commissioner of Labor) [...]
Are You Eligible to Vote in the Second Primary?
Everyone should read Rhett Forman’s article “Costly Antique: The Real History of the Second Primary.” It is a thoughtful look at North Carolina’s Primary Elections, specifically the provisions for a second primary. Speaking of a Second Primary, is there anybody out there confused about who can vote in the July 17, 2012 Second Primary? There [...]
