Early voting turnout sets records in Burnet County

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  • According to Burnet County elections records, 12,218 out of 28,938 registered voters (42.22 percent) cast their ballots during early voting in the 2016 presidential election. That election had a total turnout of 67 percent, or 19,517 total ballots cast and included just 1,811 mail-in ballots. A total of 5,488 votes were cast on election day in the 2016 election. File photo
    According to Burnet County elections records, 12,218 out of 28,938 registered voters (42.22 percent) cast their ballots during early voting in the 2016 presidential election. That election had a total turnout of 67 percent, or 19,517 total ballots cast and included just 1,811 mail-in ballots. A total of 5,488 votes were cast on election day in the 2016 election. File photo
The last time Burnet County had a presidential election, in 2016, a record 19,517 people cast ballots either early, on election day or by absentee ballot. By the time early voting ends at 5 p.m. today, Friday, Oct. 30, Burnet County could have already had that many people cast ballots with election day still to come on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when the county’s 21 polling places are open from 7 a.m. to…

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