Advance voting ends Friday

Pike County voter turnout is very low in the presidential preferential primary. A total of 245 advanced voters have taken advantage of early voting as of press time Monday, Feb. 27. Absentee ballots have been received from 75 voters. Only four voters took advantage of advanced voting Saturday, Feb. 25.***************©The Pike County Journal Reporter/pikecountygeorgia.com: This information may not be reprinted, broadcast or distributed electronically in any form or fashion without express consent. For reprint permission, e-mail news@pikecountygeorgia.com.***************Advance voting ends Friday, March 2 at 5 p.m. Super Tuesday will be March 6 and polls will be open at each precinct from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ”This is a low turnout for a presidential primary. I think we will have a total of around 30% voter turnout,” said registrar Sandi Chamblin. “Personally I think voters may not have made up their minds yet.”The Democratic Presidential candidate is Barack Obama and the Republican Presidential candidates are Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Gary Johnson, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Buddy Roemer, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.