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Ada County clerk's office reports 18,000 absentee ballots issued, 6,500 early in-person votes ahead of Election Day
Summary
A clerk's office representative told the board that just over 18,000 absentee ballots had been issued and about 7,700 returned one week before the election; in-person early voting exceeded 6,500 at expanded sites including Bound Crossing.
With one week left before Election Day, a clerk's office representative told the Ada County Board of Commissioners that the office had issued just over 18,000 absentee ballots and received about 7,700 back so far.
The representative said in-person early voting had topped 6,500 and that turnout hotspots included Boise and Star; early voting locations called out in the update included Benjamin and Boise City locations and a permanent site at Bound Crossing. The office announced that the logic-and-accuracy (L&A) test is scheduled for Thursday and that members of the public may attend.
The presenter said the county limited early voting to two weeks for this election and that the expanded early voting locations had been well used. The clerk's office also noted work on catering permits, licensing and other routine items on the agenda.
No challenges to election procedures were recorded in the transcript; the board thanked clerk's office staff and noted the results of the office's preparations.
