The Wright County Auditor’s office has been a high traffic place these last few weeks. Early in-person voting started in Iowa October 5, and according to Auditor Betty Ellis’s numbers, hundreds of voters have taken advantage of that in the county.
As of early this week, well over 300 people had voted in person at her office with several hundred more coming in to drop off ballots that had been mailed to them. In all, over 2,400 mail-in ballots have been returned to the auditor’s office one way or another.
Ellis said these are record numbers for Wright County so far. This follows the nation-wide trend. Around 65 million people have already voted throughout the country, which already exceeds the number of early votes cast in 2016, with days before the election still. Ellis added that over 400 Wright County ballots have yet to be returned, so she encourages voters to get them in the mail soon or drop them at her office. Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Monday, November 2. The auditor’s office will even be open this Saturday, October 31 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for voting.
Regular polls will also be open throughout the county on election day, Tuesday November 3. Ellis emphasizes that if people requested a mail-in ballot, but want to vote in person on Tuesday, you must bring your ballot to the polls to surrender it.
Note: These numbers reflect totals as of Monday.
