CIVIC DUTY DRAWS VOTERS HIGH TURNOUT AT BRIDGEPORT.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Three-year-old Adj. 1. three-year-old - three years of age young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" Mikaela Labrador walked out of the Bridgeport School polling location Tuesday morning holding her mother's hand after both cast their ballots. ``It's very important in our family that we vote. It's our American right,'' said Shannan Labrador, who has always taken her daughter along to vote even though the youngster's didn't count. Exercising the right to vote has been important in Labrador's family since she became eligible at 18, and she intends to teach that respect for the democratic process to her daughter. ``We want her to know the excitement of taking part in an election,'' Labrador said. That sense of civic duty seemed to draw voters to the polls at Bridgeport in the face of low voter VOTER. One entitled to a vote; an elector. turnout throughout the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County. By 1 p.m., county officials estimated voter turnout was 13 percent less than in the 2000 general election. But at Bridgeport Elementary, about 100 people had already voted by 9:30 a.m., taking some of the volunteers by surprise. ``This is a lot busier than it was last year,'' Joan Duval said. ``The turnout has been wonderful.'' Concern for reproductive re·pro·duc·tive adj. 1. Of or relating to reproduction. 2. Tending to reproduce. reproductive subserving or pertaining to reproduction. freedom drove Emily Olson to the polls. ``I don't want Simon to win, because he's highly against choice,'' said Olson, who votes every year. Darin Kimball, 19, made a point of voting this year to support the re- re- word element [L.], back; again; contrary, etc. re- pref. 1. Again; anew: rebreathing. 2. Backward; back: recurvation. election campaign of U.S. Rep (programming) REP - A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. . Howard ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, and the different school measures. ``I just remembered the school measures when I was in high school, and every vote counts,'' the 2001 Valencia High graduate said. As part of their yearly ritual, the Labradors planned to spend Tuesday evening watching election results while explaining to their daughter how they voted and who they would like to win. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Mikaela Labrador, 3, watches her mother, Shannan, as she casts her vote at Bridgeport Elementary on Tuesday. (3) Linda Casey signs her name to vote at the Bridgeport Elementary polling place. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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