Only 108 cast ballots in early voting over 9 days in Orleans

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 21 June 2021 at 1:01 pm

Photo by Tom Rivers: The sign by the driveway leading to the Orleans County Administration Building promotes early voting in the county last week.

ALBION – There was a small turnout through nine days of early voting in Orleans County. Only 108 people cast ballots in the primary, which includes Republican races in six towns.

The 108 votes, for an average of 12 per day, is down significantly from the 3,753 who used early voting in 2020 from Oct. 24 to Nov. 1. That was an average of 417 each day. This was during a presidential election and was open to all registered voters, not just Republicans.

Here is the daily breakdown for early voting:

Saturday, June 12, 7 votes
Sunday, June 13, 9 votes
Monday, June 14, 9 votes
Tuesday, June 15, 26 votes
Wednesday,June 16, 12 votes
Thursday, June 17, 15 voters
Friday, June 18, 13 votes
Saturday, June 19, 6 votes
Sunday, June 20, 11 votes
Total: 108 votes

During early voting there were two election inspectors on duty from both the Democratic Party and Republican Party.

Primary Day will be Tuesday, June 22, with polls open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Here is a list of the polling sites:

Barre – Districts 1 and 2 – Town Hall, 14317 West Barre Rd.
Carlton – Districts 1 through 3 – Carlton Fire Co. Rec Hall, 1853 Oak Orchard Rd.
Gaines – Districts 1 through 4 – Town Hall, 14087 Ridge Rd.
Murray – Districts 1 through 6 – Murray Town Hall, 3840 Fancher Rd. (Route 31)
Ridgeway – Districts 1, 3, 6, 7 – Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company, 11392 Ridge Rd.
Ridgeway – Districts 2, 4, 5 – Town Hall, 410 West Ave.
Shelby – Districts 1 through 4 – Town Hall, 4062 Salt Works Rd.

There are many letters to the editor about the local primaries on the Orleans Hub. Click here to be directed to the letters to the editor.