Lyon County voting update

Here is a voting update for Lyon County as of Monday, November 2:

Ballots transmitted to voters 9,022
Ballots returned and accepted 7,202

50.3% of Lyon County’s registered voters have voted (14,324 registered voters).

16 of the 33 precincts have turnout of 80% or higher - - City of Florence and Townships of Amiret, Coon Creek, Custer, Eidsvold, Fairview, Grandview, Island Lake, Lynd, Lyons, Nordland, Rock Lake, Shelburne, Sodus, Stanley and Vallers. All 26 mail ballot precincts have a turnout over 70% (range from 70% to 93%).

Of the accepted ballots, the largest returns are as follows: 3,038 are from the 3 Marshall wards (43% of registered voters); 299 from Lake Marshall Township (78%); 283 from Balaton (74%); and 272 from Tracy (25%).

The 7,202 accepted ballots are the most accepted absentee and mail ballots for any election in Lyon County. The previous 2 highest were the general elections in 2018 (3,047) and 2016 (2,978).

While absentee voting ended at 5 PM on Monday, a voter may drop off their ballot (or have a ballot brought back by an agent) until 3 PM on Election Day (Tuesday). Absentee ballots go to the Auditor/Treasurer’s office and cannot be delivered to a polling location on Tuesday.

All polling locations (Cottonwood, 3 Marshall wards, Minneota, Russell and Tracy) are open 7 AM to 8 PM on Tuesday.

Mail ballot voters can vote absentee through Monday or can vote in person from 7 AM to 8 PM at the Auditor/Treasurer’s office on Tuesday.