Election 2010 will be important and interesting
By John T. Ryan
Election Day is on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. As usual, Peru voters will be voting at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. There are 4,232 registered voters in Peru. 359 votes were cast in the September 14th primary elections. That’s only 8.5% of the registered voters, but in line with other Clinton County communities.
The final vote count in Peru for the Douglas Hoffman vs. Matt Doheny Congressional primary contest was 186 votes for Hoffman and 84 for Doheny. Peru voters followed the Clinton County trend favoring the more Conservative Hoffman and rejecting the candidate favored by party leaders. Some Hoffman supporters have stated that will vote for Owens. They despise Doheny and they want to teach party leaders a lesson.
Voters will be using the new electronic voting machines. While local election officials reported no major problems with the machines in the primaries the general election ballot may be confusing for some people. There are eleven candidates for governor meaning some candidates will appear on a second ballot line. Parties such as the Green Party, the Anti-Prohibition and the Rent Is Too Damned High Party have places on the ballot.
Posted: October 21st, 2010 under Congressional News, General News.