MARQUETTE COUNTY, Mich. (WZMQ) – On Tuesday, voters in Marquette County visited their polling stations, bubbling their decisions for city officials, bond proposals, and more.
Marquette’s YMCA and Baraga gymnasiums split the city’s precincts, where votes were made in two non-partisan sections. This included three candidates running for two city commission seats, and three candidates running for one seat on the Marquette Board of Light and Power.
Although this is an odd-year election, chairs at both Marquette locations said that a large amount of voters had already come through their precincts by the early afternoon.
“It’s been pretty good for a small election, these are important because this is what runs your city,” said Susan Holliday, an election inspector chairperson with the City of Marquette.
“They’re often a lot quieter but the overall turnout has been really positive,” said City of Marquette Deputy Clerk, Rachel Quayle. “We just have voters trickling in throughout the day.”
The City of Negaunee also voted on two city council members, as well as the city of Ishpeming on a bond proposal for Ishpeming Public Schools, and a Powell Township operating millage. The full list of proposals in the county can be found here.
WZMQ 19 spoke to Brooke Routhier, a precinct chairperson for the City of Ishpeming, who says they received more absentee ballots this time around, and how the odd-years serve as good practice for poll-workers.
“It’s always a challenge, we’d like to see as many people exercise their right to vote and it’s just good practice for us to be very ready for the larger elections,” she said. “We’ve received just over 600 absentee ballots so that’s good, but we really would have loved to see more people this election cycle.”
WZMQ 19 News will stay up to date as results come out. Details can be found here once posted.
