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Early voting turnout slows in Onondaga County after record first day

Traffic at Onondaga County’s early voting sites continued to decline for a third consecutive day October 31.

Just over 6,800 voters cast their ballots at 10 locations, down from 7,800 voters the day before. This follows an initial record-breaking turnout of 11,000 on the first day.

Polls are open until 6 p.m. November 1 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Scott Willis covers politics, local government, transportation, and arts and culture for WAER. He came to Syracuse from Detroit in 2001, where he began his career in radio as an intern and freelance reporter. Scott is honored and privileged to bring the day’s news and in-depth feature reporting to WAER’s dedicated and generous listeners. You can find him on twitter @swillisWAER and email him at srwillis@syr.edu.