Election Day Status Report

• 3:14 p.m. (from Christa Manis): I was #198 in Precinct 46 @ 3 p.m.  My polling place is St. Pius.  The ladies stated that the flow has been steady for three people to work that precinct today.  One worker said she has definitely seen slower days before but that they are not overwhelmed either.  There were three senior citizens voting while I was there.
• 2:45 p.m. (from Casino Reverend): I walked into the Post Falls Cloverleaf Grange around noon and no one was in there besides the 3 women manning the polls..very friendly & helpful!
• 2:33 p.m. (from Kerri Thoreson): Voted in Post Falls Precinct 24 at noon (Calvary Lutheran Church) and was #27. The poll workers greeted me by name, then apologized for having to see photo ID. …Did some sign waving midday at Idaho and Seltice with a Vote Today! message attached to my sign.
• 2:04 p.m. (from Janna Rankin Scharf): It was dead as Fred at Hayden Meadows when I was there…
• 1:36 p.m. (from Stickman): I voted at noon at Sorensen Elementary, and they mentioned that the turnout was pretty good.
• 12:55 p.m. (from SpudBob): I voted at precinct #43 (Kootenai County fire hall, across from Kroc Center) during my lunch hour and there had been fewer than 75 people ahead of me.
• 12:43 p.m. (from Mike Kennedy via phone): I was No. 150 to vote in Precinct 38 and 92 had voted so far in Precinct 41. Two precincts vote together in Coeur d’Alene Place. Workers say voting is light.
• 12:38 p.m. (from Jo Bruning): Just voted at Sorenson — #77.
• AM reports below

• 11:53 a.m. (from Marc Stewart): Poll workers are encouraging voters to tell their friends to vote today. Voting very light.
• 11:27 a.m. (from LoveToHateMe): No one else at my polling place (Kootenai Medical Center) at 10:45, and the staff said it had been very light so far
• 10:47 a.m. (from Randy Myers): I voted at precinct 55 at about 9:30 AM. No one but me there. When I signed the sheet I noticed not many other signatures there. Precinct 54 uses the same lobby and no one was there. I’m saying light turnout which favors Repubs generally, right?
• 9:59 a.m. County Clerk Cliff Hayes tells HucksOnline that Elections Department had received 2100 absentee ballots from Coeur d’Alene through Friday & 1600 from other Kootenai County towns.
• 9:14 a.m. (from NotYourTurn): A very large line of people at the Christ the King Lutheran church before 8 o’clock!