Early voting under way for July 17 elections; so far 15 votes cast

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July 9, 2012

Early voting under way for July 17 elections; so far 15 votes cast

Editor and Publisher John H. Walker The Daily Southerner Mon Jul 09, 2012, 11:04 AM EDT

TARBORO — They are second primaries, the mid-summer elections drawing little interest except from party faithful, that help finish the ticket for November and they are approaching quickly.

In fact, early voting is already under way for the elections, even though Edgecombe County voters will discover a short ballot — and are showing little interest.

As of Friday afternoon, 15 early votes had been cast and five mail ballots requested. The runoffs came about when the top vote getter polled less than a majority and the second-place finisher requested a runoff.

In Edgecombe County, there are four Republican runoffs and one in the Democratic Party. Voters wishing to vote early may do so between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday.

And unless you are a faithful member of your respective party, you’ll truly need a program to tell the players.

On the Republican side:

• Lieutenant governor — Dan Forest and Tony Gurley;

• Commissioner of Insurance — Richard Morgan and Mike Causey;

• Secretary of State — Kenn Gardner and Ed Goodwin, and,

• Superintendent of Public Instruction — John Tedesco and Richard Alexander.

On the Democrat side:

• Commissioner of Labor — Marlowe Foster and John C. Brooks.

Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. on election day.

Winners of the July 17 election will represent their respective party in the November 6 General Election.

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