RECORD NUMBERS FOR FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING
Early voting for the November election is off to a fast start in Washington County.
Washington County Clerk Beth Rothermel says her office saw 1,292 voters cast ballots on Monday. Rothermel has confirmed this is a new record for a single day of early voting in the county.
This breaks the previous high of 1,206 ballots cast, in 2016’s presidential election.
Rothermel says at least 20 people were in line when the annex opened at 8 a.m. Monday morning, and that 50 people made their way through the doors within 30 minutes. By lunchtime, there were already over 700 votes cast.
Early voting continues at the Washington County Courthouse Annex through November 2nd. Hours this week are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday.