One Stop voting ends with records smashed...

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http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-538910.html

One Stop voting ends with records smashed throughout the region

BY ERIC FERRERI and Eric Olson : The Herald-Sun
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Oct 30, 2004 : 11:10 pm ET

DURHAM -- Matthew Ward awoke Saturday at 8 a.m., a breach in college student etiquette he figured was excusable given his plans for the day.

The UNC junior voted in a presidential election for the first time ever Saturday, and it's a good thing he got up as early as he did.

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In Orange County, about one-third of the county's 95,570 registered voters took advantage of the early vote option. It was a scene mirrored all over the region. Many people said they chose to vote early because it was easier than going to the polls on Tuesday, a workday.

400% Durham County jump

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Nearly a third of the 152,719 registered Durham County voters cast their ballots during the early voting period.

15 percent in Granville

In Granville County, nearly 15 percent of the county's 28,848 registered voters took advantage of the early voting period, said Tonya Burnette, that county's elections director.

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One-third in Person

As of Saturday afternoon, more than one-third of Person County's 21,601 registered voters had used one of three early voting locations there, said Brenda Whitlow, that county's elections board director.

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One-third in Chatham

In Chatham County, nearly one-third of the county's 36,829 registered voters cast their votes during the early voting period.

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"I think there will be long lines on Tuesday, too," Norton said. "It seems like there are a lot of people coming out."

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Smells like a TSUNAMI!!!