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Democrats close gap with GOP in Washoe County [NV]
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| Contributor | DFWDem |
| Last Edited | DFWDem Sep 23, 2008 11:49am |
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| Category | General |
| News Date | Tuesday, September 23, 2008 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Susan Voyles
Washoe County Democrats are closing in on registered Republicans as the parties focus on the Nevada’s battleground county in the presidential election.
On Thursday, county Voter Registrar Dan Burk said Republicans had 87,971 registered and Democrats 84,705, with a backlog of more than 5,000 registration applications awaiting processing.
Since registration for the primary closed, the Republican edge has shrunk from 5,648 to 3,266.
Since the 2006 election, Republicans have added only 2,502 voters while Democrats registered 15,730, mostly in the run up to the presidential caucuses in January.
Burk said his staff is working overtime to process the 5,000 applications before early voting begins Oct. 18. He also has hired 15 temporary employees and plans to add five more by the end of the week.
“Unlike any time I have seen in 30 years of doing this, there is a really aggressive move from one party,” Burk said. “It’s really unusual to see this intense growth in such a short period of time.”
Demand for voter registration forms is growing said Burk, who ordered 11,000 two weeks ago and has 3,000 left. He has ordered and additional 15,000. |
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