Monday, May 21, 2012

With television advertisements and lawn signs around every turn, campaign season is in full gear, but time is running out to register to cast a vote in the June election.

Voter registration deadline looms; official worries of confusion with new primary system: Prospective voters have until the close of business (TODAY!) to drop off their registration forms at the Humboldt County Elections Office or get them postmarked if they wish to participate in the June primary election. - Thadeus Greenson/The Times-Standard

Humboldt voters by the numbers:
Eligible: 104,269
Registered: 75,049 (72 percent)
Democrat: 31,578 (42.08 percent)
Republican: 19,962 (26.60 percent)
American Independent: 2,357 ( 3.14 percent)
Green: 2,871 (3.83 percent)
Libertarian: 673 (0.90 percent)
Peace and Freedom: 313 (0.42 percent)
Other: 177 (0.24 percent)
No party preference: 17,117 (22.81 percent)