Turnout report

From the Meridian Star:

(4:38 p.m.) Circuit Clerk: voter turnout slow
Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk Donna Jill Johnson said voter turnout appears to be low in today's election for District 82 representative on the Mississippi Legislature. Johnson said she has not heard from other precincts, but that turnout has been very slow at the Courthouse precinct and that the volume of phone calls at the circuit clerk's office has been below normal for an election day. Johnson said that election days usually bring with them a large number of phone calls from confused voters seeking guidance. Today, though, Johnson said, "Our phones have not been ringing off the wall." She said that, though the polls opened at 7 a.m., the Courthouse did not see its first voter until around 8:45 a.m. "It's been a pretty quiet day," she said. On the bright side, Johnson said she has had no reports of problems from poll workers.






4:44 p.m. Caller reports 437 have voted at Jaycee.


10:00 a.m. Caller reports no issues and all appears to be running smoothly in the district.


9:28 a.m. Caller reports the following vote totals:
Velma Young -- 100
Northwest -- 50
Council -- 43
New Hope -- 19
Courthouse -- 17

8:45 a.m. A different caller reports that Secretary of State representatives wearing SOS logo shirts are on the ground in the District. One was spotted poll watching at the Jaycee location.

8:27 a.m. A caller reports that 79 have voted at the Jaycee location.


Attendance at the polls appears to be light to moderate according to a report from the field this morning. The caller has been riding from polling place to polling place since 7:00 a.m.