Republicans lose some advantage in Franklin County ahead of mid-terms

FILE – This Oct. 19, 2017, file photo shows a new voting machine which prints a paper record on display at a polling site in Conyers, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

(Chambersburg) —  Voter registration closed on Tuesday with a flurry of paperwork.

“We’re busier than I thought we’d be,” said Jennie Aines, director of voter registration. “We’ve been busy with new registrations.”

Since the first of the year, more than 1,350 people have registered to vote in the county and another 800-plus have changed their party affiliation, according to the