Early Voting Starts Monday
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Early voting starts today across Arkansas
for the May 18th primary.
At the statewide level, Senator Blanche Lincoln has a challenger
in the Democratic primary. Three Republicans are running for the
GOP nomination for the seat. Lincoln faces Lisa Burks, a National
Organization for Women activist, in the primary.
In the only primary for a U-S House seat, term-limited state
Representative Marvin Parks of Greenbrier and Maumelle businessman
Ed Garner duel for the Republican nomination to face incumbent
Democrat Vic Snyder in the fall Second District race.
Three state Senate races featuring Democratic incumbents
challenged by term-limited House members will be decided in the
primary, along with 16 House seats. Five of those seats involve
incumbents facing challengers from within their own party.
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As a result of 2003 legislation, Arkansas for the first time
will have uniform early voting schedule statewide in the two-week
run-up to the May 18th primary. Runoffs, if necessary, will be June
eighth.
Polling places in each county will be open between 8 a.m. and 6
p.m., Monday through Friday, and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Early
voting is to end at 6 p.m. on the Monday before the election.
