Lyon County voters are continuing to turn out in force for advance voting.
As of Monday, six percent of the county’s total registered voters had cast their ballots either off-site at the Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building this past Wednesday through Saturday and the first day of in-office advance voting at the Lyon County Courthouse Clerk’s Office on Monday. Speaking specifically to off-site voting, Lyon County Election Officer Amie Jones says they had a total of 1,210 residents cast their ballots, with an average of 150 or more stopping through each day.
For comparison, Jones says the numbers from just the first half of the week of advance voting have already surpassed the 2026 primary total.
With this in mind, and with high hopes that this level of traffic may continue through the advance voting window, Jones set a lofty goal for the final voter turnout by election day of 75 to 80 percent.
In addition to those voting in-person, Jones says they have had a steady stream of mail ballots going out to local voters, with well over 600 sent out as of Friday. With that in mind, Jones reminded those wishing to vote by mail that the deadline for requesting a mail ballot, October 27th, is fast approaching.
There is currently a 3-day grace period for those ballots to return to election offices after Nov. 3, but several cases are still working through court reviews, so voters are urged to get their ballots in no later than Election Day to avoid any issues.
Among the main items on the ballot this year, as we’re sure you are well aware, are the 2 questions, questions 2 and 3 for Emporia voters, which would ban high-impact data centers and battery energy storage systems for a period of 10 years if approved. Jones told KVOE News Monday that there has not been a high level of confusion with the wording of these questions, namely that a yes vote would mean no data center while a no vote would be in support of a data center or at least moving forward with the process.
As such, she reminded voters that election officials cannot tell them which vote leads to which outcome, but thankfully she has provided some visual aids for the matter.
According to information shared by Jones with KVOE News Monday, the age group with the largest voter turnout as of Monday has been ages 65 to 74, with well over 400 ballots cast within that demographic. Jones will join KVOE News for a final election update next Monday, October 26th at 7:20 am. For more information on the upcoming general election, visit KVOE’s Voter Information Guide courtesy of Community National Bank at KVOE.com.
