{"id":403,"date":"2012-10-18T15:59:36","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T19:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/record-early-voting-in-lowndes-county-wctv.html"},"modified":"2012-10-18T15:59:36","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T19:59:36","slug":"record-early-voting-in-lowndes-county-wctv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/record-early-voting-in-lowndes-county-wctv.html","title":{"rendered":"Record early voting in Lowndes County &mdash;WCTV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a title=\"2,861 Total Votes through Oct 16, 2012\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/8100575370\/sizes\/m\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017d3cce2f75970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017d3cce2f75970c-pi.jpg\"  alt=\"2,861 Total Votes through Oct 16, 2012\"  \/><\/a>\nA record 2,861 total votes were cast\nin Lowndes County by Tuesday 16 October 2012.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nGreg Gullberg\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/video\/?autoStart=true&amp;topVideoCatNo=default&amp;clipId=7853605\">\nreported<\/a> for WCTV yesterday,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/home\/headlines\/Early-Voting-In-Lowndes-Co-Sets-New-Record-174684711.html\">\nEarly Voting In Lowndes County Sets New Record<\/a>,\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\n<a title=\"Jessica Cooke, first-time Lowndes Voter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/8100565983\/sizes\/m\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017d3cce2f7a970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017d3cce2f7a970c-pi.jpg\"  alt=\"Jessica Cooke, first-time Lowndes Voter\"  \/><\/a>\nGeorgia state officials say the pace for early voting\nis slower this year than for previous presidential elections,\nbut as Eyewitness News reporter Greg Gullberg shows us,\nyou&#8217;d never know it in Lowndes County&#8230;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a title=\"Wave of voters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/8100566395\/sizes\/m\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017d3cce2f7e970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017d3cce2f7e970c-pi.jpg\"  alt=\"Wave of voters\"  \/><\/a>\nJessica&#8217;s not alone.\nIn fact, she was joined by a wave of voters of all ages\nhere in the first week of early voting here in Georgia.\nNow they&#8217;ve actually\nalready set an all-time record\nhere in Lowndes County\nfor the most votes in the\nfirst two days of a presidential election, with almost three thousand.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<script src=\"http:\/\/WCTV.images.worldnow.com\/interface\/js\/WNVideo.js?rnd=835223;hostDomain=ww2.WCTV6.com;playerWidth=300;playerHeight=270;isShowIcon=true;clipId=7853605;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=fixed\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.WCTV6.com\"><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nDeb Cox, Supervisor,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/content.asp?pid=23&amp;id=157\">\nLowndes County Board of Elections,<\/a> and Gregg Gullberg of WCTV:\n<\/p>\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a title=\"Deb Cox, Lowndes County Elections Supervisor\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/8100566607\/sizes\/m\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017d3cce2f83970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017d3cce2f83970c-pi.jpg\"  alt=\"Deb Cox, Lowndes County Elections Supervisor\" \/><\/a>\n<a title=\"Greg Gullberg with 2,861 total votes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/8100566859\/sizes\/m\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017d3cce2f8a970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017d3cce2f8a970c-pi.jpg\"  alt=\"Greg Gullberg with 2,861 total votes\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n-jsq\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A record 2,861 total votes were cast in Lowndes County by Tuesday 16 October 2012. 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