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Published Sunday, October 05, 2008 in Opinion

You have one more day to register to vote in Nov. 4 election

Editorial

There is enormous interest in this year's election -- particularly in the presidential election where the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin faces Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

General election day is Nov. 4, although for two weeks now voters in Coweta County have been casting ballots in early voting at the County Voter Registrar's office in the County Administration Building, 22 East Broad St., Newnan. That early voting will continue until election day to give voters a chance to cast ballots early and avoid long lines at polling places on Nov. 4.

There has already been a huge increase in voter registrations for this election, reports Voter Registrar John Hamilton. However, if you have not yet registered to vote, you have one more day to register. Monday is the deadline.

You can register at the voter registrar's office and at our public libraries. There also is a registration form that you can download from the Georgia Secretary of State's website -- www.sos.georgia.gov. If you download the form, you need to mail it to the local voter registrar's office by Monday. It needs a Monday postmark to beat the deadline.

If you haven't registered, do so Monday.

Also, if you have made up your mind about the candidates of your choice, we encourage you to vote early. Already about 400 voters a day have been casting early ballots at the registrar's office. That number may pick up as election day nears. By voting early, you will almost certainly avoid the long lines expected when the polls open throughout the county from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 4.

Extremely heavy voting is expected. There have been some estimates that 75 percent to 80 percent or more of registered voters in some parts of the country will cast ballots. Even with early voting, the enormous turnout will mean long lines and long waits at polling places on Nov. 4.