By 11:30 a.m. today, the Pulaski County Election Commission announced that 52,000 voters had cast early ballots, breaking the previous early vote record of 51,621 in 2004. Voting continues today, Friday, Saturday and Monday (that day only at Markham and Broadway) at locations around the county. See votepulaski.net for details.

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