Municipal elections across Missouri take place Tuesday.
Boone County clerk Brianna Lennon tells 939 the Eagle that more than 160 registered voters cast no-excuse absentee ballots this weekend. She says more than 860 people have voted absentee in-person so far and that they’ve had about 500 mail-in absentee ballots come in.
She is projecting a 17 to 18 percent voter turnout for Tuesday.
Columbia Fifth ward councilman Donald Waterman faces challenger Christina Hartman. Four candidates seek three seats on Columbia’s school board. The four candidates are school board president John Lyman, board vice president Paul Harper, board member April Ferrao and challenger Keary Husain.
Clerk Lennon’s office is open until 5 pm Monday for you to cast a no-excuse absentee ballot. Polls are open statewide across Missouri on Tuesday from 6 am to 7 pm.