Several thousand early in-person votes already cast
Absentee ballotCourtesy image Aila Boyd aboyd@mainstreetnewspapers.com Early voting inside the trailer next to the city of Salem Registrar’s Office has been taking place since Sept. 20. As of Tuesday morning, 2,866 in-person early votes had been cast at the Registrar’s Office. Close to 1,000 absentee ballots have also been received by mail. “We’ve still got to Nov. 2, but we’re way up from previous years,” Dana Oliver, director of elections, said. She also noted that things have gone smoothly thus far and that there have been enough volunteers. “People need to know that you also have to vote on both...
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