ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The state Board of Elections reports some 7 million voters turned out across New York on Tuesday, and once all ballots are collected, that could break the record set four years ago.
Board spokesman Robert Brehm says about 16,000 precincts had reported by Wednesday afternoon, and it would take some time to determine whether machines for the remaining 137 precincts were combined with other reports or are outstanding. Also, counties have to inventory valid affidavits, and the deadlines for absentee and military absentee ballots are Nov. 11 and Nov. 17.
Brehm says the numbers were on track to be very close to, or surpass, the 2004 record of 7,448,266 voters. That year, there were some 337,000 absentee ballots and 106,000 affidavits.
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