County vote tally made official

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

By Angelique McNaughton

Approximately 28 percent of registered Bourbon County voters participated in the Aug. 7 primary, according to Monday’s official ballot canvass. 

 

The three Bourbon County Commissioners spent Monday morning certifying the election results from the primary elections last week.

Commissioners received 66 provisional ballots that were marked for further review. A provisional ballot is used if there is any doubt about a person’s eligibility to vote due to a name or address change, lack of photo ID, or a discrepancy with the person’s party affiliation.

Commissioners counted 35 ballots in full and four partial ballots.

According to the canvass, 3,067 of 10,800 registered voters in Bourbon County participated in the election. The Associated Press reported a 23 percent turnout in Kansas.

Locally, County Clerk Joanne Long said registered Republicans turned out in greater numbers than Democrats.

Election results from local and state races are available on the county’s website, www.bourboncountyks.org.

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