Debate May Have Sparked Interest In Absentee Ballots

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Posted by: Staff
Date: Oct 22 2012 5:35 PM

A large number of people in Houston County are voting with absentee ballots this year and the number is likely to grow substantially between now and Election Day.

Circuit Clerk Carla Woodall, who oversees absentee balloting, said about 1300 people have requested ballots as of Monday.  She credits much of the interest in a series of presidential debates between President Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney.  "Our door becomes a revolving door following a debate," she said. 

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