Only 673 Dougherty County voters cast ballots in first week of early voting

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ALBANY — After seven days of early voting in the county, the Dougherty County Voter Registration and Elections office reports that voter turnout has been extremely low. Out of 60,000 eligible voters, only 673 individuals had participated as of Sunday.

Here are the remaining early voting dates for the Nov. 7 municipal election:

Monday, 10/23-Friday, 10/27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday, 10/28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Last Saturday to vote early)

Monday, 10/30-Friday, 11/3, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Early voting is being held at the Candy Room, 125 Pine Ave., in downtown Albany. Call (229) 431-3247 or visit dougherty.ga.us for current election information.

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Except for a brief period, Albany Herald Editor Carlton Fletcher has been a newspaperman, working as Sports Writer/Columnist for the weekly Ocilla Star, as Sports Writer/Sports Editor with The Tifton Gazette, and as Sports Writer/Copy Editor/News Reporter/Features Editor and Editor of the paper. He has won numerous awards for sports, news, business and column writing, including a first-place Business Writing award in last year’s Georgia Press Association awards competition.

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