Monday, November 12, 2012
In 2012, 66.1 percent of McHenry County voters cast their ballot, which is much lower than the 70.2 percent who voted in 2008.
Last week's election saw the lowest voter turnout since 2000 in McHenry County, according to preliminary voting results. In total, 134,328 of the 203,225 registered voters in the county cast their ballot on Nov. 6. That amounts to 66.1 percent of registered voters, according to preliminary numbers from the McHenry County Clerk's office. While well above the national average of 57.5 percent overall voter turnout, this year's turnout in McHenry County was four percentage points lower than the 2008 election. In 2008, 70.2 percent of McHenry County voters cast their ballot—the highest voter turnout for the county over the past four presidential elections. The 2008 election also went down in McHenry County history as the first time the …
Friday, March 23, 2012
Voter turnout in Illinois may be the lowest in decades.
Voter turnout in Tuesday’s primary was frustratingly low in McHenry County, at just 19.71 percent of registered voters, according to McHenry County Clerk Katherine Schultz. “It was a very, very bad turnout,” Schultz said. “I don’t know what you do to get people to come out and vote. I’ve never seen voter turnout so low,” Schultz said. Schultz said the state has made it easier for people to vote with early voting, but it hasn’t made a difference. “It is frustrating all the work that is involved and all the work the candidates put into it. People just stay home and then complain about it later,” Schultz said. Voter turnout in Tuesday’s primary in Lake County echoed the low turnout throughout Illinois. Just 23.46 percent of registered voters …
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
At 3:40 p.m. 63 out of 1,225 registered voters showed up to the library's precinct.
Update 11 p.m.: As of 10 p.m., McHenry County Clerk Katherine Schultz reported a voter turnout of 11.44 percent in McHenry County. Algonquin Patch visited three out of the 15 McHenry County polling locations in the village of Algonquin. Workers described the day as slow and anticipated low turnout. The McHenry County Clerk had expected 15 percent of registered voters to decide today's race. Here are just a few numbers from Algonquin's polling locations: 68th Precinct—Algonquin Area Public Library As of 3:40 p.m. there had been 63 voters who cast their vote, said Nick Corso, a polling judge at Algonquin Area Public Library. He said there were 1,225 individuals registered for that particular precinct. 120 more voters would need to show up to…
Jerry
3:26 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Wait till January 1st and you'll see what is REALLY contained in the new healthcare bill. Remember Nancy Pelosi saying "you'll have to vote for it before you can see what's in it"? SURPRISE! Now you are going to get a $65.00 increase so 12 million illegals can get better healthcare than your mom....and that's just the tip of the Iceberg. more ›