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NOTE: The Registrar updated their system with the last round of registrations/mailed ballots, which have caused the numbers to jump around just slightly and some trends to reverse, as far as percentages are concerned. As of November 3, 2016 at 5:00pm, 1,083,424 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 392,194 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or …

Sometimes we “smart guys” are not. Just because WE understand a fundamental aspect of a political issue doesn’t mean that the VOTERS know what they are voting on. Because we are so “smart,” too often we self-appointed pundits fail to emphasize to others the fact that crucial information is being hidden from voters. Such is the case with local bond …

As of November 2, 2016 at 5:00pm, 1,007,424 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 324,415 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 36.49% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 36.83% Republicans (5.38% above registration), 39.43% Democrats (2.49% …

As of November 1, 2016 at 5:00pm, 1,005,998 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 324,415 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 32.25% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 36.73% Republicans (5.27% above registration), 39.85% Democrats (2.91% …

As of October 31, 2016 at 5:00pm, 1,004,528 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 284,182 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 28.29% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 36.53% Republicans (5.07% above registration), 40.24% Democrats (3.29% …

As of October 27, 2016 at 5:00pm, 997,672 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 229,765 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 23.03% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 36.23% Republicans (4.78% above registration), 40.74% …

As of October 26, 2016 at 5:00pm, 996,223 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 206,591 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 20.74% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 36.01% Republicans (4.56% above registration), 41.00% …

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As of October 25, 2016 at 5:00pm, 993,552 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 180,456 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 18.16% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 35.72% Republicans (4.26% above registration), 41.27% …

As of October 24, 2016 at 5:00pm, 993,219 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 141,531 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 14.25% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 35.40% Republicans (3.94% above registration), 41.70% …

As of October 23, 2016 at 5:00pm, 988,234 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 129,717 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 13.13% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 35.24% Republicans (3.79% above registration), 41.80% …

As of October 21, 2016 at 5:00pm, 113,004 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 113,004 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 11.44% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 35.07% Republicans (3.61% above registration), 41.90% Democrats (4.95% …

As of October 20, 2016 at 5:00pm, 987,087 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 96,360 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 9.76% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 34.88% Republicans (3.43% above registration), 42.07% Democrats …

As of October 19, 2016 at 5:00pm, 986,325 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 79,864 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 8.10% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 34.61% Republicans (3.15% above registration), 42.27% …

As of October 18, 2016 at 5:00pm, 983,953 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 31,388 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 3.19% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 35.00% Republicans (3.55% above registration), 41.85% Democrats (4.91% …

As of October 17, 2016 at 5:00pm, 964,365 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 19,528 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 2.02% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 34.07% Republicans (3.31% above registration), 42.24% Democrats …

NOTE: These are very early (and small) data. I would not start reading too much into these until we have more ballots turned in. The initial wave of voters are uniquely motivated to vote, so may have a different demographic breakdown than the eventual aggregate numbers. Nonetheless, the data is posted, because it is there, and I know people are …

You can’t make this stuff up. Trump brags about trying to hit on married women and accuses Clinton of having tremendous hate in her heart in a debate. Shady Dave Roberts got caught abusing his female employees and accuses Gaspar of “ugliness” for communicating his ethical transgressions to the voters. This is the oddest election cycle I’ve seen in my …

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