Bay County Absentee Total as of 10/27/08 are as follows:
Absentees Mailed 10/27/08               256
Total Absentees as of 10/27/08       20,670

Early Voting Totals as of 10/27/08 4:00 p.m. are as follows:
Early Voters for 10/27/08               2,086
Total Early Voters as of 10/27/08     13,890

FLORIDA
REQUESTED ABSENTEE BALLOTS
Party       Number
Republicans   913,860
Democrats     695,720
Independents   311,830
Total       1,921,410

RETURNED ABSENTEE BALLOTS
Party       Number
Republicans   532,167
Democrats     374,150
Independents   153,207
Total       1,059,524

IN PERSON EARLY VOTING
Dem         543,282
GOP         304,978
Ind         161,786
TOTAL   1,010,046

Source: ABC News

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Florida Early Voting
10/27/08 - 02:59 PM

Associated Press

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Florida has hit the million mark when it comes to early voting and state election officials say that number could be even greater if you factor in absentee ballots.

As of 5 a.m. Monday, the Secretary of State’s office says 1,016,275 people had cast a ballot in early voting which began last Monday.

A spokeswoman for the office says in past elections, the number of people who take part in early voting usually parallels the number of people who vote absentee. That means the number of people who have voted actually could be closer to two million.

Miami-Dade officials say the county is well on its way to record voter turnout. So far, 112,000 people have cast ballots in the county and 92,104 absentee ballots have been returned.

In comparison, during the 2004 presidential election, 244,067 voters took advantage of two weeks of early voting and 98,466 voted by mail.

Early voting continues in Florida through next weekend. Polling places in some counties are open on Saturday only, while others have Sunday hours. Election Day is November 4th.
   
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