Early Voting Shows Huge Texas Turnout

[Terri]

By KELLEY SHANNON
Associated Press
March 4, 2008

AUSTIN (AP) -- The election in Texas is more than half over before primary day.

An estimated 60 percent, or 2 million of the 3.3 million total voters, cast their ballots early, Texas Secretary of State Phil Wilson said Monday. The estimate is based on the slightly more than 1.2 million who voted in the 15 most populous counties during a 10-day period that ended Feb. 29.

''Texas is well on its way to a new record for turnout in a primary election,'' Wilson said.

Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama urged supporters to stop in at shopping centers, libraries or county courthouses to cast their ballots early and beat the anticipated primary day rush on Tuesday. Republican presidential contenders John McCain and Mike Huckabee also campaigned in Texas, though voter interest centered on the closer Democratic race.

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[Texanna]

I'm pretty suspicious of mail-in votes, considering how easy it is to vote in Texas.

Hidalgo County has always had the suspicion of fraud.

And, how is it that Texas is a red state but there are more Democrats registered to vote?