WOODBURY VOTER TURNOUT STEADY

VOTER TURNOUT HAS BEEN DECENT IN WOODBURY COUNTY SO FAR TODAY.

AS OF 4PM, 14,759 VOTES HAD BEEN CAST TODAY IN THE COUNTY. THAT'S ALMOST 1400 LESS THAN AT THE SAME TIME IN 2008, BUT 22-THOUSAND ABSENTEE BALLOTS WERE RETURNED EARLY IN WOODBURY COUNTY.

WOODBURY COUNTY AUDITOR PAT GILL SAYS THAT INCLUDES A RECORD NUMBER ON MONDAY:



GILL SAYS THAT'S FAR MORE ABSENTEE VOTES THAN FOUR YEARS AGO, AND LIKELY INFLUENCING A LOWER TURNOUT AT THE POLLS TODAY. NO ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT ANY COUNTY POLLING PLACES.

YOU MAY VOTE UNTIL 9PM TONIGHT IN IOWA, 8PM IN NEBRASKA AND 7PM IN SOUTH DAKOTA.