Dan of the County tells Huckleberries that about 7 percent of the approximate 21,400 registered voters in Coeur d'Alene have either voted absentee or requested absentee ballots. With 12 days left until the election, that means about 1,500 have asked for absentee ballots. Dan labels that amount a "steady trickle." He described absentee voting and ballot requests for the jail bond in the same terms. Meanwhile, City Clerk Susan Weathers of Coeur d'Alene provides these voting numbers for the last two municipal elections: 2007 election (council seats only): 19,907 registered voters, 4,961 voted for a 24.9% voter turnout. 2005 election (Mayor and Council seats) 19,754 registered voters, 5,576 voted for a 28% voter turnout.