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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, July 25-28, 2020 A-5 The Park Record County Seat COUNTY EDITOR: ALEXANDER CRAMER 649–9014 EXT. 15712 | Countynews@parkrecord.com Primary went smoothly: Turnout high, delays short RESULTS DATE JUNE 30 JULY 2-UNOFFICIAL RESULTS ELECTION DAY DIFFERENCE JULY 21 OFFICIAL CANVASS DIFFERENCE BALLOTS CAST 7,476 10,595 3,119 10,856 261 REPUBLICAN BALLOTS CAST 4,702 or 62.9% of total 2,668 or 35.7% of total 6,665 or 62.9% of total 3,789 or 35.8% of total 141 or 1.3% of total 1,963 or 62.9% of total 1,121 or 35.9% of total 35 or 1.1% of total 6,823 or 62.9% of total 3,891 or 35.8% of total 158 or 60.5% of total 142 or 1.3% of total 1 or .38% of total DEMOCRATIC BALLOTS CAST NONPARTISAN BALLOTS CAST 106 or 1.4% of total 102 or 39% of total *Source: Summit County Clerk GRAPHIC BY LOUISE MOHORN/PARK RECORD The vast majority of ballots were counted within two days of the primary election in Summit County, though that might not be the case in November if more voters return their ballots at the last minute. The Summit County clerk says June’s primary election went smoothly and that he expects many of the same measures to be in place in November. 98% of results were ready 2 days after the election ALEXANDER CRAMER The Park Record Officials said Utah’s first major election during the pandemic was a success despite measures implemented to curb spread of the virus, with the June primary potentially offering insight into how November’s general election will unfold. “I think it went pretty smooth for June,” said Summit County Clerk Kent Jones. A local party leader added that candidates were apparently able to connect with voters despite social distancing measures and that the virus did not have a dampening effect on local races. In fact, turnout in the county was nearly double that of the 2018 primary and nearly matched that of the presidential primary in March. Jones had cautioned before the primary that it might take the better part of a month to determine election results, given measures implemented to guard against the virus like quarantining ballots. Election data shows that the results didn’t change much from those released the night of the election, even in the closest races. The county released initial returns that did not include ballots mailed or dropped off in the final hours of the race. When the county released a second batch of unofficial results two days later, the totals included more than 90% of the outstanding ballots. The initial results accounted for about 69% of the total, leaving some 3,380 votes uncounted. “Didn’t turn out to be a big delay,” Jones said. “Thought maybe it would be.” Many of the ballots weren’t counted on Election Day because of the safety measures put in place to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with a new regulation allowing voters to mail their ballots on the day of the election itself, rather than having to postmark it the day before, meaning some ballots had not yet arrived. But if more people had waited until Monday or Tuesday to send in their ballots, Jones said, it’s possible more votes would have been left uncounted in initial returns. He noted, though, that even late-returning ballots tend to follow the trend of the broader DENNIS HANLON Your Tuhaye and Talisker Club Connection Summit County primary election by the numbers Ballots sent out: 16,753 Ballots cast: 10,856 Turnout: 64.8% Republican turnout: 67.29% Democratic turnout: 63.01% election, something the primary data bears out. The percentage of ballots left uncounted after election night had virtually the same partisan breakdown as the overall results, meaning the same percentage of Summit County Democrats waited until the last minute to mail their ballots as did Republicans. Local election boards certify results in an official canvass days after the election to allow time for election officials to account for irregularities. In Utah, the date for the canvass is set by the state Legislature and is usually two weeks after the election. Summit County certified the results from the June 30 primary on July 21, a week later than when results are usually finalized. 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