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Early voting period coming to a close

Today is the last day in Wood County to participate in early voting. (Photo by Jeff Baughan)

PARKERSBURG — Today is the last day in Wood County to participate in early voting. If you don’t do it today, be prepared to stand in line Tuesday morning at your usual precinct. Monday is the last day to early vote in Washington County.

Tuesday’s voting hours are 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. If you’re in line at 7:30 p.m., you’re allowed to vote.

In addition to the Judge Black Annex on Market Street in Parkersburg, Wood County citizens can early vote at the following locations, according to Wood County Clerk Mark Rhodes:

* Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department

* Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department

* Vienna City Building

* Williamstown City Building

Any registered Wood County voter may vote at any of the above locations from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.

In Ohio,  the hours to early vote are:

* Today — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

* Sunday –1-5 p.m.

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Today is the last day in Wood County to participate in early voting. (Photo by Jeff Baughan)

Monday — 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The only location to early vote in Washington County is at the Washington County Board of Elections office at 204 Davis Ave., Suite B in Marietta, according to deputy director Peggy Byers.

“I expect (today) to be busy in the morning with it slowing down in the afternoon,” said Rhodes.

“But it has been moving right along and been quick. Vienna and Williamstown have both been busy.” Rhodes added as of 9 a.m. Friday, 22 percent of eligible Wood County voters had cast ballots. He is expecting a turnout of approximately 60 percent of eligible voters to have cast ballots by the end of the day Tuesday.

“The last voter turnout for a presidential election in Wood County was 62 percent,” he said, “and about 25 percent of that was early voting. In 2008, the voter turnout for Wood County was 68 percent.”

Byers said there are approximately 42,500 voters in Washington County and she expected at least 25,000 to cast ballots. “That’s about typical for us,” she said. “Washington County seems to like voting for president. We had 400 voters come through Thursday alone. I expect voting to be brisk Tuesday.”

Byers said in Washington County mail-in ballots had to have a Monday postmark and can be walked into the board of elections office by 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening.

Rhodes said he expected voting to move quickly. “The ballot is so much smaller for this general election than the primary,” said Rhodes. “I would think it should take most voters 3-5 minutes to make all their votes.”

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