Early Voting for the 2012 General Election begins today at county courthouses and courthouse annexes across West Virginia and will continue until 5 p.m. on November 3. The Early Voting period includes two Saturdays, October 27 and November 3. There will be no Early Voting on Sunday, October 28. Citizens can check the hours of Early Voting in their county on the Secretary of State’s website at www.wvsos.com. Election Day is November 6. Early Voting is a popular option for West Virginians. In the 2008 General Election, more than 153,000 people voted during the Early Voting period. That was almost 22 percent of all of the votes cast in that election. Even though the Early Voting period has been shortened since then, Secretary of State Natalie E. Tennant expects voter turnout to be strong. “This is an election in which we are choosing our President, our delegation to Washington, our state leaders, and our local leaders,” Secretary Tennant said. “Even though this is the seventh statewide election since May of 2010, I am confident that the people of West Virginia will go to the polls to help decide in which direction our state and nation will go. There can be no such thing as voter fatigue when the issues facing us are so important.” Overall turnout for the 2008 General Election was 58.7%.