Haven't Voted Yet? You're in the Minority
Nearly 8,000 Lakewood residents have already cast their ballots.
People who go to the polls on Election Day are quickly becoming the minority in Lakewood. Almost a quarter of all registered Lakewood voters have already cast their ballots for the Nov. 6 general election. A report from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections shows that as of Sunday, 8,967 Lakewood residents had requested vote-by-mail ballots, and 7,194 had already returned them. While turnout at the polls on Tuesday isn't yet known, it's clear that a significant percentage of Lakewood voters will cast ballots by mail in this Presidential election. Voting by mail has been increasing in popularity here. Compare this year’s tally with the 2011 general election, when about 4,181 requested absentee ballots and of those, 3,680 cast ballots by …
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Barbara
4:32 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
OK....NOBODY got my point. It was not a political statement, but a commentary on skewed reporting. If one quarter of Lakewood's voters opted to vote early, that does NOT constitute a majority. I was referencing the headline and actual numbers, folks! And Joe: with crazy rantings like you've posted, I prefer that you don't agree with me again....EVER. more ›