Shelby County Auditor and Election Commissioner Mark Maxwell scans absentee ballots in to the computer. The low-cost scanner saves critical time identifying the voters via the bar code on the absentee ballot envelope.

(Photo by Bob Bjoin)
Shelby County Auditor and Election Commissioner Mark Maxwell scans absentee ballots in to the computer. The low-cost scanner saves critical time identifying the voters via the bar code on the absentee ballot envelope.

Absentees outnumber 2016 election

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 5:00pm admin

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By Bob Bjoin, Managing Editor

    COUNTY – Absentee ballots received in 2020 at the Shelby County Auditor’s Office have outpaced past presidential election years with still a week to go before election day.
   Shelby County Auditor and Election Commissioner Mark Maxwell said as of Friday morning, Oct. 23, the county had received 3,400 completed absentee ballots in the mail.
   Absentee ballots continue to arrive daily. In 2016, the county received in total approximately 3,100 absentee ballots.

Absentees outnumber 2016 election

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