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Early voting off to good start

Burke Countians have taken advantage of the opportunity to early vote in the state’s runoff election with nearly 600 citizens casting ballots in the first two days. According to Laverne Sello, executive director for the Burke County Board of Elections Office, a total of 388 voted on Monday, the first day of early voting, and another 209 had voted yesterday […]

Source: The True Citizen

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