Local election officials say that today has gone smoothly so far, even though the turnout is lower due to only local offices being on the ballot.
One of the voting sites that has seen the highest turnout so far is the Tilton Community Center, where more than 250 people had cast their ballots as of 2 p.m. David Hardesty, an election worker manning one of the Danville Township precincts along with his wife, says that a constant amount of people have been voting since the site opened this morning. Tilton is one of three communities (along with Belgium and Hoopeston) with a contested mayoral election, theirs between longtime mayor David Phillips Sr. and police chief David Cornett.
Polling places in Danville are seeing lower turnout, with some being busier than others. 156 city residents had cast their ballots at First Church of the Nazarene as of 3:30 p.m. today, while 113 people had voted at American Legion Post 210. Election judges at Danville Area Community College had only seen 36 voters cast their ballots as of 1 p.m. today inside the Bremer Center.
Deputy Vermilion County Clerk Lindsay Light says that several people had registered to vote and voted Tuesday in her office, which can be done under new state election laws. She says that her staff is ready to go with posting results online once they are brought in this evening. Sandy Delhaye, the executive director of the Danville Election Commission, also says her office is running smoothly today, although the results of the write-in contest for Ward 2 will likely not be known until later this week as the commissioners will need to review each written vote by hand.
