Primaries plagued by low voter turnout

BY Annabelle Robertson arobertson@theitem.com
Posted 6/14/10

As expected, voter turnout was low during the primary elections last week.

In Alcolu, only 24 of the 973 registered voters had voted by 8:30 a.m.-usually one of the busiest times at the polls. Poll manager Odelle Hammett said that she expected …

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