N.C. turnout may end up lower than projected

By Christopher D. Kirkpatrick ckirkpatrick@charlotteobserver.com Posted: Tuesday, Nov. 04, 2008 North Carolina's elections director is predicting a lower-than-expected turnout, meaning more voters cast absentee and early ballots than actually voted today. After talking to elections officials in about 60 of the state's 100 counties, Gary Bartlett, who has been N.C. elections director for 16 years, expected turnout to be at about 66 percent of registered voters, less than the predicted 70 percent. Bartlett said he didn't know why... [read full story]