claim: november 2012 was "a record year of turnout. more people voted before election day using absentee ballots and voting early than ever before in our history."
author: ken detzner
evidence_1: nov 7, 2018 ... voters casting ballots in las vegas on election day 2018. ... previous midterms  significantly, but it will be a while before we know the full numbers. ... our current  turnout estimate is 114 million votes cast in the house, breaking ... early voting  surged, with an estimated 36 million people voting early this year.
evidence_2: nov 7, 2018 ... states with more early voting in 2018 than 2014 map ... it and more voters  deciding to participate before election day. ... over 40 million americans are  expected to have voted between absentee in the 2018 midterm elections when  all ... a historical record for the highest-ever early voter turnout in a midterm ...
evidence_3: oct 28, 2016 ... early voting makes casting a ballot easier for some people, but it might not ... the  clinton camp is putting a hard push on to turn out the vote before nov. 8. ... same -day or election day registration in combination with early voting, ... it was in  2012 — and it's down more for democrats than for republicans.
evidence_4: nov 5, 2018 ... more people cast ballots by the end of early voting than ever before in a ... as any  ballots returned before close of polls on election day will be counted. ... had 27  more early and absentee votes so far this election than it did in 2016—a  presidential year. ... 2014 was a very bad year for turnout in new mexico.
evidence_5: jul 11, 2018 ... people vote at a los angeles lifeguard station in venice beach on ... more  convenient with in-person early voting, no-excuse absentee .... in 2016, falling  participation defined the election, as swing states such ... every state except  north dakota requires that people register to vote before casting their ballot.