Okay, I’ve had this tabbed for a few days now but today is the day it becomes really relevant. Let’s see if the prediction mirrors reality, eh? Reformatted, emphasis mine
Scanlan predicts a record voter turnout Tuesday
CONCORD — New Hampshire voters will set a record for turnout in a midterm election on Tuesday, according to Secretary of State David Scanlan.
If accurate, his forecast that 591,000 will cast ballots would beat the previous mark of 580,214 set in the last midterm election, in 2018. During an interview, Scanlan said the fragile state of the national economy and the closeness of elections at the top of the ballot convince him this turnout will be historic.“There’s clearly a lot of enthusiasm and passion on both sides of the aisle, and whenever these races are close, we see even more and more casual voters wanting to be involved,”…“You’ve also got inflation and high energy prices, which are economic conditions that can cause more than usual to come out and try to make a difference.”
The projected turnout would be nearly 67% of the 883,035 registered voters in the state, but Scanlan stressed that the total number of registered voters will go up substantially after Tuesday’s election. After the 2020 race, the state performed a purge of the election rolls, which state law requires every 10 years…This dropped the registered voter list down from 1.1 million, an historic high after the 2020 election.
…“We should have pretty healthy election-day registration numbers from many of those voters who got knocked off the rolls, and we see this phenomenon every 10 years,” Scanlan said
I’m betting it will – it seems that enthusiasm all over is at all-time highs all over the nation and certainly here in NH. I wouldn’t be surprised if Scanlan’s number gets surpassed. I’m watching a few races with my intent to see if certain actions (aHEM, GrokPAC) make a difference from years past. The problem is that if this is such a high-turnout event, will those comparisons actually be useful? I’m going to do the grunt work on them anyways but not holding my breath.
It’s that same day registration, however, that should concern everyone. Translation: drive-by-voting. And unfortunately, we no longer have the tireless efforts of Ed Naile, former chair of CNHT and voter fraud fighter supreme, to ferret out those that jimmy up the voting works at the expense of us full time citizens.
(H/T: Union Leader)
