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Election turnout steady, and voting is snappy

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

(Updated 12:02 pm)

By Gerald Witt
Staff Writer

GREENSBORO — By late morning today, turnout at voting precincts was steady in Greensboro.

And voting is snappy.

“If you don’t want to wait in line, then this is the election for you,” said Charlie Collicutt, deputy director of elections for Guilford County.

The number of voters appearing at polls that he has heard from is already approaching the city’s primary turnout, he said.

Greensboro voters have the chance today to choose a new mayor and City Council and determine whether to pursue a $20 million bond for the Natural Science Center of Greensboro.

Collicutt said that with the short ballot, and a good chance for a short wait, today is a good day to vote.

“There are no lines, so to speak, unless a couple of cars get to a polling place at the same time,” he said.

At least one campaign worker would like to see more turnout.

“I think it’s disgraceful,” Dot Walker said about the light turnout she has seen.

Walker was sitting in a lawn chair at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Tuesday morning and giving information about District 4 Candidate Mary Rakestraw, who faces Joel Landau for the seat being vacated by Mike Barber.

“Some are voting for her, some are not,” Walker said of Rakestraw, “but that’s what’s beautiful about the electoral process.”