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Missouri voter turnout forecast as highest in decades

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Mail-in ballots wait at the Boone County Clerk's Office on Oct. 23, 2020.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP)

Missouri election officials are predicting a strong turnout in Tuesday's general election.

Figures provided by the secretary of state's office show that local election authorities are forecasting a statewide voter turnout of 75%. If that comes true, it would be the highest percentage turnout since 1992.

About 828,000 people already had returned absentee or mail-in ballots as of Sunday. That's nearly three times as many absentee ballots as were counted in the 2016 presidential election. The state relaxed early voting restrictions this year because of coronavirus concerns.

Missouri has about 4.3 million registered voters.

County election officials in Mid-Missouri are seeing the surge in turnout marked by high absentee numbers. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said Monday that nearly five times the number of people have voted absentee in this election compared to 2016.

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