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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -- Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan announced in a press realease Tuesday that 51 percent of Missouri’s registered voters are predicted to vote in the November 2, 2010 General Election. This estimate is a compilation of local turnout estimates submitted to the Secretary of State’s office by the 116 election authorities around the state. If the 51 percent prediction is met, more than 2.1 million votes will be cast in the election.

“Missouri voters should have confidence in their election system,” said Carnahan. “Local election officials around the state have been working tirelessly to make preparations for a busy election day.”

In addition to the estimated turnout, Secretary Carnahan also released the statewide voter registration total for the upcoming election.  There are 4,137,545 Missourians currently registered to vote, which includes more than 105,000 first-time voters and more than 600,000 Missourians who updated their name or address to prepare for Election Day.

Since 2005, Secretary Carnahan has overseen the creation of Missouri’s first statewide voter registration database. This system automatically verifies the information of each new voter against state and federal databases to confirm the identity of the voter. Over the past five years, the statewide database has allowed election officials to remove more than 490,000 duplicates, deceased persons and felons from the rolls.

Polling places will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Unofficial results will be updated on the Missouri Secretary of State’s website (www.sos.mo.gov) throughout election night.  Voters can also visit www.GoVoteMissouri.com to find the location of their polling place, learn what to bring, and view a sample ballot.