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FIGHT NIGHT: Island to host its first boxing match in a century. A13
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2012 | Vol. 112, No. 32 | WWW.BAINBRIDGEREVIEW.COM | 75¢
National Night Out draws a crowd National Night Out is an evening of crime and safety awareness organized locally, every year, by the Bainbridge Island Police Department. The event introduces a community to the people who serve them, and emphasizes what communities can do to keep themselves safe and secure. Last year, the event drew more than 37 million people across 15,110 communities all over the world ranging from towns, civic groups and even military bases. This year on Bainbridge Island, families flooded the town square filled with booths from civic organizations. Hot dogs, popcorn, soda and ice cream were all on hand to feed the masses. Children got tours of a Bainbridge Island fire truck courtesy of firefighters Tony Parker and Maia Earle. At the other end of the park, Bainbridge Police Officer Ben Sias showed off the police’s speedy boat complete with three massive engines. The West Sound Wildlife Shelter wowed curious youngsters with live owls, and various picnic-style games were set up on the lawn.
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Jeff Clark drops off a few ballots at the 24-hour drop box outside the Bainbridge Island Fire Department’s station on Madison Avenue on Election Day.
Turnout is dismal for Primary Election BY HENRI GENDREAU AND BRIAN KELLY
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At just three-and-a-half-years-old Everett Davis knows which part of the Bainbridge Island Police Department’s boat he likes best — the captain’s seat.
Despite a last-minute avalanche of ballots at the Kitsap County Elections office, turnout for the 2012 Primary Election was the lowest for a primary in a presidential election year in at least 15 years. Almost half of all the ballots received by the Kitsap County Elections came in on Election Day and the day after. They tabulated 6,699 ballots on Tuesday and 21,867 Wednesday for a turnout rate of 40.87 percent. Despite the influx of ballots that rocketed the turnout from around 26 percent on Election Day to more than 40 percent later in the week, the turnout rate remained about 10 percentage points less than what was seen in previous
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For coverage of the 2012 Primary Election, turn to pages A19- A20.
primaries in a presidential election year. It was the lowest going back to at least 1996, said Kitsap County Elections manager Dolores Gilmore, who said that turnout generally hovered around the 50 percent mark. Voters stopped at random on Election Day said they were surprised that turnout would be so low for an election that would set the field for the governor’s race and the state Legislature. “Why would people not vote in the primary?” SEE TURNOUT, A7
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