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City clerk reports high absentee use, modest turnout in Marquette’s 2025 local election
Summary
City Clerk Kyle Whitney told the commission the election board met three times this year, certified candidates, conducted an accuracy test and reported roughly 3,000 votes cast in November; about 76% of ballots were absentee and 4,100 residents remain on the permanent absentee list.
City Clerk Kyle Whitney gave the Marquette City Commission an annual update on the city’s election board and recent local election activity, describing procedural responsibilities, meeting frequency and turnout statistics.
Whitney said the election board met three times in 2025 to certify candidates, appoint workers and run a public accuracy test of the city’s voting…
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