Turnout

Submitted by Thomas Charles on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 1:38pm.
What are you hearing about turnout?  In both the Democratic and Republican primaries.  Post your experiences and observations in the comments below.
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Not so bad in St. Louis city

Submitted by travis reems on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 5:35pm.
While the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners have stated to the Post-Dispatch that voter turnout is lighter than four years ago, this is the heaviest flow of voters I've seen in the past couple of years, including the Presidential Preference Primary.

Travis Reems

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Deathnell for Koster

Submitted by mo_truth on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 4:37pm.
Low turn out means it's going to be a bad night for faux-Dem Chris Koster. A big issue draw, or a higher profile race like a gubernatorial primary, and you would be attracting Democrat voters who are less informed about the other races. But the Dems who will be turning out on a primary day like this are more likely to be educated on the candidates that populate these down ballot primaries. And Republicans lose Democrat primaries generally anyway. Since the die-hard Dems are going to be the only ones turning out to vote, they aren't going to be fooled by Koster's flip-flopping message. It's ok though. He can pick a party in four more years and try again.
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Jiffytown

Submitted by Goat Daddy on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 3:50pm.
I voted around 3:00 and was #323 in the ballot machine. I vote on the west end of Jiffytown.
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Slow.

Submitted by Howard Beale on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 3:34pm.
Looks like remarkably low turnout, from what I've seen and heard.
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Light in KC

Submitted by erogers on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 4:00pm.

There were a lot of people in my voting place in Midtown KC, but it's one of the more active (and Democratic) ones in the state.  The Star says turnout is light in the KC region so far.

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The web site for locating a

Submitted by jessitron on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 3:28pm.

The web site for locating a polling place is timing out. Maybe it is overwhelmed with traffic today?

That could be a cause of a small part of the low turnout.

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which website?

Submitted by DemCat on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 3:51pm.

Are you talking about this website? 

https://mcvr.mo.gov/voterlookup/

It just worked for me.

 

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St. Charles might not hit 100% turnout this time...

Submitted by DemCat on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 3:28pm.

Has anyone heard if St. Charles County is going to hit 100% turnout in certain areas today, like they did in the 2004 and 2006 general elections?

Or is it just too darned hot?

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Kind of quiet? And hot.

Submitted by IreneMolloy on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 3:16pm.

Haven't been hearing too much about turnout personally, but the Post-Dispatch is saying St. Louis City and County are reporting low turnout so far.

The predicted turnout for today was supposed to be 31% so it will be interesting to see if we hit that or exceed it.

August 2004 primary had about 36% turnout; August 2000 primary had about about 20%. 

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August 2004...

Submitted by Thomas Charles on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 3:33pm.
August 2004 was the Holden/McCaskill primary and the gay marriage amendment.  It seems unlikely that turnout will hit anywhere near that level today.
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