Boone County reports big increase in absentee ballot requests

A lot of voters plan to mail it in next month.

The Boone County Clerk reports at least 7,169 people requested absentee or mail-in ballots for the Aug. 4 primary. There were 1,948 of those requests in Aug. 2016.

We’re still entering absentee & mail-in ballot requests received today by 5pm, but we’re currently at over 7100 requests (including about 500 voters that cast their absentee ballot in person) #trustedinfo2020 pic.twitter.com/ATDcECoRVQ

— Boone County Clerk (@voteboonemo) July 22, 2020

Voters mailing in their picks who do not have an approved excuse will need to get their ballots notarized.