Big turnout so far for early voting
More than 1,000 ballots cast in first 2 days in Orleans County
Photo by Tom Rivers: The sign outside the Orleans County Office Building notes it is an early voting location.
ALBION – More than 1,000 voters cast ballots in the first two days of early voting in Orleans County.
Early voting goes for nine days, from Oct. 26 to Nov. 3, before the general election on Nov. 5.
The first day on Saturday, 647 voted early in eight hours, followed by 410 on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There were lines of people today around noon when the Orleans Hub stopped by the Board of Elections Office at 14016 State Route 31 in Albion.
Election workers said they were pleased to see such a big turnout. Early voting often draws a trickle of interest from the county’s 25,000 registered voters for local elections or less high-profile campaigns.
During the election about a year ago, the early voters ranged from 39 to 56 the first seven days.
Early voting also was huge four years ago during the presidential election. That was also during the Covid pandemic and many voters preferred to vote early, expecting smaller crowds at the BOE office.
In 2020, from Oct. 24 to Nov. 1, there 3,753 people who voted early over 9 days, an average of 417 each day.
The first two days of early voting so far are averaging 528.5 voters each day.
The remaining early voting schedule includes:
- Monday, October 28 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 29 – 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 30 – 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Thursday, October 31 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday, November 1 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, November 2 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday, November 3 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
