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Ada County elections office reports about 27,000 early/absentee ballots and 2,400 election-day votes so far
Summary
At the May 19 meeting county elections staff said more than 2,400 voters had cast ballots on election day so far; staff reported opening just shy of 14,000 absentee ballots, mailing over 20,000 absentee ballots, and 12,913 early votes.
Katie from the Ada County Clerk's Office told the Board of Commissioners on May 19 that election activity was proceeding smoothly that morning.
"We've already, as of a few minutes ago, had over 2,400 voters cast their ballot on election day," Katie said. She added that staff opened "just shy of 14,000 absentees yesterday" and that the office had mailed out "over 20,000" absentee ballots. On early voting she gave the specific number 12,913, which the chair summarized as roughly 27,000 early or absentee ballots combined.
Clerk's office staff reminded voters that absentee ballots in hand must be returned to a drop box or the elections office by 8:00 p.m. on election day. The clerk said staff would be scanning absentee ballots throughout the day and tabulating results that evening.
Why it matters: these figures show the scale of voter participation through early and absentee channels in Ada County for the May election and indicate the clerk's office operations for ballot processing on election night.
Next steps: the clerk's office will continue scanning absentee ballots and tabulate totals after polls close at 8:00 p.m.
