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VOTE 2012: Election Officials on Turnout

Mar 06, 2012 at 09:13 pm by Bryan Barrett


Voter turnout for Super Tuesday 2012 here in Rutherford County was not that much different than in previous years. That according to Rutherford County Election Administrator Nicole Lester...



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Voter turnout was just over 17-percent of the county's registered voters and over 81-hundred cast votes early. 

In response to if the new Voter ID laws have had any impact on turnout, Election Commission Chairperson Ransom Jones says, "no"...



Jones explains to WGNS' Bart Walker how the votes were gathered and tabulated this year.

There are three more elections this year. Next up will be the Murfreesboro City Council and School Board election April 17th. The Rutherford County General Election plus the State and Federal Primary will be held August 2nd. Then, the state and federal election along with municipal races in La Vergne, Eagleville and Smyrna will be held November 6th.

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