Voter turnout across the state is up for typical May elections, which consist entirely of local ballot issues. In Walker, people had the opportunity to cast their votes for a bond proposal in Kenowa Hills Public Schools and a millage renewal for Comstock Park Public Schools.
According to City Clerk Sarah Bydalek, voter turnout Tuesday reached 29.7%. The typical turnout for May elections in the state is 12%. Bydalek said she was particularly surprised by the number of voters who came to fill out their ballots in person.
"I figured that everyone who was going to vote had voted by mail but we are seeing a lot of people coming in person," she said.
More than 100 people visited Walker City Hall, which was the only place in the city for Walker residents to vote because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state had given communities with elections to reschedule but many school districts needed the money from issues on the ballot to operate in the fall.
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