Unusual bustle as early voting begins (a snapshot of Day One)

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Unusual bustle as early voting begins
It's only Day One, and voters speculate they need to hurry. On Nov. 2, they might break a leg, or something.

DADE CITY - Leaving absolutely nothing to chance, Dorothy Lekarczyk rearranged her morning schedule so she could vote first thing Monday, the first day of early voting in Florida.

"What if I break a leg or something happens on Nov. 2," the Dade City woman said. "This election is too important. I wanted to make sure."

Lekarczyk was one of the first Monday to cast a touch screen ballot in Pasco in a presidential election. She had plenty of company. Some 1,473 Pasco voters cast early votes Monday. That included 621 Democrats and 611 Republicans. It was one of the busiest days of pre-election voting in Pasco since early voting was first allowed in 2002.

http://www.sptimes.com/2004/10/19/Pasco/Unusual_bustle_as_ear.shtml