Democrats see edge to early vote (Georgia)

[XanaDUer]

Democrats see edge to early vote

By JIM GALLOWAY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 10/23/04


For several Sundays, the pastor of Destiny World Church in Austell has been exhorting his 1,500 congregants to go vote. Early.

"We push people into getting to the right place," the Rev. Wilbur Purvis said. This week, that place could be one of the four or five church vans that will shuttle neighbors — mostly the elderly, unemployed and otherwise homebound — to one of four Cobb County sites where voters will be able to cast ballots during the state's advance-voting week that starts Monday...

Studies have shown that early voting doesn't significantly increase turnout. But once it catches on, it undoubtedly will change the rhythm of election season. No longer will a single rainy Election Day sink this candidate or that. TV ads will come earlier, which will push up costs. Last-minute tricks will have less impact.

Those laboring in Georgia's political trenches generally agree: This November, Georgia Democrats should squeeze a few more votes out of the five extra days of balloting than Republicans. Numbers from Secretary of State Cathy Cox bear them out. In the July primary, Democrats cast nearly 9,000 more advance ballots than Republicans did.

"Where there are large numbers of Democrats, that's where we're going to concentrate our efforts," state Rep. Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain) said.



http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/election/1004georgia/24advance.html


This must be getting Republican worried. Rush Limbagh is stating that REpublicans surging out to vote on election day will erase democratic lead.

[Gaffey Duck]

1. Let's surpress the Destiny vote...

It's a fundie hate cult imported from NZ.

[napi21]

2. I don't know what the Destiny vote is, but I think early voting is a good

thing, and will help us in Ga. There are quite a few people who come up with a million different excuses why they couldn't vote on the first tuesday in Nov. The does give them 5 days of opportunity, and it seems to be doing quite well.

[LuminousX]

3. I don't go in for supression of anyone's vote