Efforts to get out the vote seem to be working

The first votes for president this year were cast in Wisconsin Rapids on Sept. 19 — before any of the three presidential debates or any of the news that reshaped the campaign again and again in October. In the last presidential election, almost a third of the electorate voted early in person or by mail. In all, 37 states and the District of Columbia are allowing early voting this year. Across the country, voting lines have been long, suggesting that even with two exceptionally unpopular candidates, voter interest is strong. (Yahoo News)

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