By The Numbers: Century General Election, Absentee Votes

October 13, 2011

Almost half of Century’s registered voters turned out to vote  in Tuesday’s election for mayor and two council seats, and the number of absentee ballots casts was consistent with previous elections.

Complete, but unofficial, numbers show that 481 of Century’s 1,027 registered voters cast a ballot — a turnout of about 47 percent. Turnout for the 2010 general election in Century was much lower at just over 29 percent.

Of 481 votes in Tuesday’s general election, 37 percent (180) were absentee. In the 2010 Century election, 34 percent of votes were absentee.  By comparison, in Escambia County’s August 2010 primary, 36.8 percent of ballots were absentee.

For more on Tuesday’s election, including candidate reaction, click here for a previous story.

Pictured: Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford and Century Town Clerk Leslie Gonzalez review final vote totals Tuesday night at the Century Town Hall. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.

Comments

2 Responses to “By The Numbers: Century General Election, Absentee Votes”

  1. Pam on October 17th, 2011 6:24 pm

    They are fraudulent when they are not done according to the law. Only immediate family members can receive no more then two absentee ballots and turn them in at the polling place. Not an envelope full…nor can they make many trips into the polling place with absentee votes. Check your laws….Candidates are not supposed to go around getting absentee votes…so do a little investigating then see what you come up with.

  2. ArmyCptswife on October 13th, 2011 9:59 am

    Thank you for posting this. Maybe some will come to understand absentee ballots are not fraudulent.

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