The net final results of the November 2 election will be due December 3. However there were a few reports regarding election problems but no major reporting of irregularities.
One of the reasons that election day itself has become less hectic is the increase in popularity of early voting. While there was no expectation that early voting would reach the unprecedented level of 2008 Presidential election, the latest results from the statewide database indicate almost 400,000 Illinoisans voted early--over double the 2006 total of 170,000.
Early voting is increasing in popularity but it does not seem to be improving the overall turnout. The average turnout for the past three midterm elections is just over 50% and it appears that the 2010 figure will be about average as well.
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It seems that there are really people who are not too interested in exercising their rights and duties as citizens of the land which is revealed in the turnout for the elections. May these sleeping people realize that voting is a very important duty in deciding the future of this country.
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