Hoisington, Great Bend tax questions; state question
A half-cent sales tax for the City of Hoisington saw voters split in the early results, with 75 voting “no” and 74 voting “yes.”
A three-quarter-cent sales tax for the City of Great Bend showed more support, with 1,089 voting “yes” and 627 voting “no” in the early and advanced ballots.
A proposed amendment to the Kansas constitution was showing strong support in Barton County, with 2,038 early “yes” votes to 725 “no” votes.
Supervisors at 10 polling places in Barton County began delivering ballots and voting machine tabulation boxes to the courthouse around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. A short time later, results of early and advance voting were released.
Barton County has 17,179 registered voters, and 2,896 of them, or 16.86%, cast early ballots.
Poll workers like Joni Wood, who was at the Great Bend Activity Center, reported a steady flow of traffic all day. By 12:30 p.m., that site had seen 257 voters.
Stephanie Muth, who worked with Wood and Jame Allen, said it was a smooth process as well, with people knowing in advance to bring photo IDs.
“It’s been a great day,” Muth said. People were also eager to vote this year, she said. At the Activity Center, 20 people showed up to vote before 7 a.m. The team was ready, and voting began.
At the courthouse, people could cast early ballots until noon Monday, but general ledger clerk Lindsey Creamer said others showed up throughout the day Tuesday still hoping to vote there. While that option wasn’t available, workers in the county clerk’s office were happy to direct them to their official polling locations.
Coming up: Unofficial absentee and advance voting results from election night in Barton County will be summarized here or can be viewed on the Barton County website. Go to bartoncounty.org and click on “election results.”
