"This year things are very different," Gronke said.

格朗克说：“今年情况非常不同。”

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"This year things are very different," Gronke said. "It is really a mirror image this year.

格朗克说："今年情况非常不同。

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"This year things are very different," Gronke said. "It is really a mirror image this year."

格朗克说：“今年情况非常不同。”

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Modern early voting began in the West, which has a history of complicated ballots, Gronke said.

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Its problems inconsistent voting procedures, antiquated voting equipment, sloppy vote-counting could have happened in any state, argues Paul Gronke, an elections expert in Portland, Oregon.

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In 2004, 22% of Americans voted early and that rate rose to 34% in 2008, according to Paul Gronke, Professor of Political Science who founded and runs the Early Voting Information Center at Reed College in Oregon.

CNN: In voting, the early bird skips the line