Voter turnout in Nez Perce County was running a bit light last week compared to previous years, but things picked up some during the final two days of early voting.
As of last Tuesday, Nez Perce County Clerk Patty Weeks said only about 660 people had turned in ballots. That included about 500 absentee ballots and another 160 or so that were cast during the early voting period. Things have since picked up. By the time early voting ended Friday, 464 people had cast ballots. A total of 687 absentee ballots have also been received, which is in line with past years.
Weeks said there are 23,053 registered voters in the county. That doesn’t include any new or unaffiliated voters who register at the polls today.
Her office has run several tests on its vote tabulation equipment in preparation for today’s primary election. That included a test Monday afternoon that was open to the public. The equipment will be tested again before and after the primary election ballots are counted, Weeks said, just to make sure everything is running the way it’s supposed to. (Lewiston Tribune)
