The heated debate over the school levy in Morgan County, West Virginia is driving a heavy voter turnout.<\/p>\n
Just five days into the ten day early voting period, 920 citizens — 352 Democrats, 513 Republicans and 55 no party — have voted already. <\/p>\n
That projects out to 1,800 people voting by the last day of early voting on May 9, 2014.<\/p>\n
And if the early voting percentage mimics last year\u2019s levy vote when 33 percent voted early, a record 5,400 people might vote by close of primary election day — May 13.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bigger the turnout, the more likely the levy will pass,\u201d said pro-levy activist Larry Schultz.<\/p>\n
Why is that?<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is natural limit on the number of people who are willing to sell kids down the river for a few dollars,\u201d Schultz said.<\/p>\n
Schultz said that it would be remarkable if more than half the electorate — 6,000 out of about 12,000 registered voters — voted in a primary election.<\/p>\n
Only 25 percent (3,000) of the electorate voted in last year’s levy election in Morgan County.<\/p>\n
The levy lost last year by a vote of 56 percent (1,672) to 44 percent (1,323).<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll begin to feel more and more comfortable as I hear those numbers,\u201d Schultz said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The heated debate over the school levy in Morgan County, West Virginia is driving a heavy voter turnout. Just five days into the ten day early voting period, 920 citizens — 352 Democrats, 513 Republicans and 55 no party — … Continue reading