Turnout

These are statewide numbers, but they are telling. From the Field Poll...

In today’s statewide election, The Field Poll estimates that approximately 6.8 million California voters will be deciding the fate of eight ballot propositions in which a reported $250-$300 million will have been spent in the campaigning of proponents and opponents of the measures. Of these, an estimated 2.75 million will be absentee or mail ballot votes, constituting 40.5% of all ballots cast, a record high proportion.

The latest Field Poll report documents the growth of absentee ballot voting in California since 1976 and examines the differences in the demographic characteristics of absentee voters and precinct voters in this election.

Update: Please post any turnout reports you have on the following article over at MS2.

http://mayorsam2.blogspot.com/2005/11/turnout-reports.html

UPDATE 2:

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Voter turnout for the statewide special election was 12.47 percent in Los Angeles County as of 11 a.m. today.

By 11 a.m. in the 2003 special election, 15.04 percent of voters had gone to the polls.

The county Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office received 373,038 absentee ballots as of yesterday. This year, 639,742 voters requested absentee ballots.

In the 2003 special election, 558,010 absentee ballots were requested.