Kootenai County board accepts canvas of May 20 consolidated election; officials cite high turnout and write‑in workload

Kootenai County Board of Canvassers Chair Metari and Commissioners Eberlein and Duncan voted unanimously May 29 to accept the canvas for the May 20, 2025 consolidated election.

County Clerk Jennifer Locke told the board the county ran a secure election, tested its tabulators as required by state law and posted unofficial results to the state and county websites after completing a manual review of write‑in ballots.

Locke said the county counted 24,076 ballots in the consolidated election and reported a voter turnout of 21.8%. “We had the highest ballots cast in the whole state,” Locke said, and she thanked more than 397 poll workers and election staff for their work. She described repeated logic and accuracy testing of the tabulators — including DS850 central‑count machines and a DS300 precinct counter used for early voting — before, during and after May 20 to verify correct…