Two percent of Texans have cast primary ballots so far
FORT WORTH--About 2 percent of Texans have cast ballots for the March 4 primary election, but thousands more are expected to head to the polls before early voting ends Friday.
Among those voters are more than 22,000 local residents — 15,352 Republicans and 7,457 Democrats — who cast their ballots through Saturday in an election that officials say appears to be going smoothly here.
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In the state’s largest counties, more Republicans have voted than their Democratic counterparts, except for in Cameron, El Paso, Hidalgo and Travis counties, according to voting data provided by the Texas Secretary of State’s Office.
More than 188,000 voters, or 2.17 percent of the state’s 8.6 million registered voters, voted in person in the state’s largest 15 counties through Saturday, according to the most recent information.
More at http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/02/23/5593911/two-percent-of-texans-have-cast.html?rh=1 .
[font color=green]I know that it's early, that it's a primary and that only one nominee might be running for a specific office, but we do need a large turnout in the Democratic primary. It is important to impress the national party by showing that Texas Democrats nominate viable candidates and show up to vote. Putting up large vote totals during the primary will also attract campaign funds for those candidates by out-of-state contributors and the national party, so GOTV![/font]
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Could you arrange for a lab accident to keep your GOP colleagues busy until after the polls close on Election Day in November? 
