WALDEN, STANNARD – The election kicked off in Walden and Stannard at 10 a.m. on November 5.
Poll workers in Walden said they received around 350 mail-in ballots before election day, which they intended to count by hand to ensure nothing fraudulent occurs.
“We hand count everything,” a Walden poll worker said. “We’ve got two people counting. We just do everything by the book and hope for the best . . . But everyone has been very friendly today. We’ve had no issues.”
It was a quiet morning at the Stannard Polls where 52 of 162 ballots had already been received the Monday before the election.
“This election is a very tight race,” said one Stannard voter, who wishes to remain anonymous. “I am voting for someone who I think is overqualified for the job, and I hope everyone else votes the way their gut tells them to.”
Many young people attending high school shared they feel anxious and dejected about the results of the upcoming presidential election. When pressed, the majority of students ultimately did not favor either of the top two candidates.
However, others hold a more positive outlook on the election. Some high schoolers in their senior year are eligible to vote in this election, a portion of whom posted photos of their “I Voted” stickers online and encouraged others to get out and vote as well.
ed note: An earlier version of this piece indicated Walden and Stannard polls opened at 7 a.m.
