西弗吉尼亚州提前投票162,349张：较2022年中期选举高24%
西弗吉尼亚州卡诺瓦县查尔斯顿市11月2日消息：西弗吉尼亚州州务卿克里斯·沃纳（Kris Warner）11月2日通报，该州提前投票人数较上届中期选举大幅上升。据州务卿办公室发布的消息，各县书记官报告，在10月21日至10月31日的提前投票期内，全州共有162,349名选民提前投票，比2022年中期选举的131,404张提前选票高出24%。
分党派看，民主党选民提前投票比2022年增加19%，共和党选民增加28%，无党派选民增加31%。截至提前投票最后一天10月31日，全州已投选票总数为169,350张，其中包括已回收的7,001张缺席选票，约占全州1,210,297名登记选民的14%。
这是沃纳作为州首席选举官员主持的首次全州普选，他把投票率上升归因于登记投票变得更加便利，并表示选民可在11月3日星期二上午6时30分至晚上7时30分继续投票，晚上7时30分前排队的选民都将保证能够投票。
（来源：西弗吉尼亚州州务卿办公室）
West Virginia Early Voting Reaches 162,349 Ballots, Up 24% From the 2022 Midterms
West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner reported on November 2 in Charleston, Kanawha County, that early voting in the state rose sharply from the last midterm election. According to the secretary of state's office, county clerks reported a total of 162,349 voters casting ballots during the early voting period from October 21 through October 31, 24% higher than the 131,404 early votes in the November 2022 midterm general election.
By party, early voting rose 19% among Democrats, 28% among Republicans and 31% among unaffiliated voters compared with 2022. As of the last day of early voting, October 31, total ballots cast stood at 169,350, including 7,001 returned absentee ballots, representing nearly 14% of the state's 1,210,297 registered voters.
This is Warner's first statewide general election as the state's chief elections official. He attributed the rise in turnout to how easy it has become to register to vote in West Virginia, and said voters can continue voting on Tuesday, November 3, between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., with anyone in line by 7:30 p.m. guaranteed the opportunity to vote.
(Source: West Virginia Secretary of State)
来源：西弗吉尼亚州州务卿办公室
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