EARLY VOTING IN NEW MEXICO'S PRIMARY IS OVER. IT ENDED SATURDAY. BERNALILLO COUNTY CLERK MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER SAYS JUST UNDER 17-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAD VOTED EARLY BY LAST FRIDAY. SHE SAYS IT'S A TYPICAL TREND WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE TURN OUT AS EARLY VOTING NEARS ITS END, INCREASING DAILY.
OLIVER TELLS 770 KKOB SHE EXPECTS THE NUMBERS TO BE UP FROM FOUR YEARS AGO. ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY WITH 69 VOTE CENTERS OPEN FROM 7 AM TO 7PM.
