AKRON — Summit County voters are turning out early in large numbers in the final week before the November 3 general election, with at least 66,702 early ballots cast as of October 27, according to the absentee voting report on the Summit County Board of Elections website, as reported by the Akron Beacon Journal.
The Beacon Journal reported the breakdown from the board’s absentee report: 38,306 voters cast ballots by mail, 25,928 voted in person at the Early Vote Center at 1050 East Tallmadge Avenue in Akron, 736 voted curbside and 43 picked up ballots to take with them in what is known as a “hand carry.” Early voting opened October 6.
Lines have been long and the parking lot packed at the Tallmadge Avenue center, the Beacon Journal reported, though voters and poll workers described the process as steady and smooth. “It took a long time, but it was really smooth,” Akron voter Mae Wilson told the Akron Beacon Journal after voting on October 27. “People inside are very friendly,” her husband, Tom Wilson, told the Beacon Journal. “They make it very easy for you.”…