Primary voting going smoothly in Maryville
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Election official Carole Couts helps local residents to make their vote on Tuesday morning at the Maryville Church of the Nazarene.
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Reports from two local polling places show voting is going smoothly.
At the Maryville Church of the Nazarene, election officials were helping who need assistance with voting from a vehicle.
As of 11:30 a.m. Laura Street Baptist Church had seen 435 voters make their choices this morning.
Election official Sheila Smail said voting had gone smoothly thus far.
“It’s been real steady,” she said.
This year’s August Primary includes decision-making votes for Missouri State House of Representatives District 1, Nodaway County South District Commissioner, Nodaway County Sheriff and Nodaway County Coroner.
Polls close at 7 p.m. Polling places are shown at left.
POLLING PLACES
- Atchison – Little Red Schoolhouse, Clearmont
- Grant – Old MODOT Building, Barnard
- Green – Township Barn, Quitman
- Hopkins – Community Bldg, Hopkins
- Hughes – Community Bldg, Graham
- Independence – Parnell Water Bldg
- Jackson – Community Bldg, Ravenwood
- Jefferson – Jefferson C-123 School Building
- Lincoln – Elmo City Bldg, Elmo
- Monroe – Newton Community Bldg, Skidmore
- Nodaway – Burlington Junction Community Hall
- Polk A&D – Laura St Baptist, Maryville
- Polk B,C,W – First Christian Church, Maryville
- Polk E – Church of the Nazarene, Maryville
- Union – Community Bldg, Pickering
- Washington – Community Bldg, Guilford
- White Cloud – Church of Jesus Christ Restored, Arkoe
- Central – Nodaway County Administration Bldg, Maryville
Update
At 3:30 p.m., Nodaway County Clerk Melinda Patton said the election is running smoothly in the county, but that they’re helping redirect people to their correct polling places.
She also noted in an email that some voters have been frustrated due to having to show photo ID to cast their ballot, not their voter ID card.
While she noted that most precincts are slow, Patton is hopeful they will pick up after factories let out.
She said, after checking with all precincts but one, about 22.5 percent of 13,440 registered voters had cast their ballot.
“The last two August elections have been 35-plus percent,” she said.
SKYE POURNAZARI/THE FORUM
Voters make their decisions during Tuesday’s primary election at Laura Street Baptist Church. By 11:30 a.m., the polling place had seen 435 people place their ballots in the ballot box.
