Nearly 2,700 Kendall County residents turned out to vote Monday, setting a record for one day of early voting.
Staci Decker, county elections administrator, released figures Tuesday showing that her staff handled 2,697 in-person ballots during the 10 hours of voting, nearly 270 voters per hour.
People stood in line out the door and down the sidewalk in front of the elections office. The human line paled in comparison to the line of cars — and snarled traffic — on Fawn Valley and Esser Road.
At 9:30 a.m., a line of 10 cars filled the drive approaching the building, while several cars approached the orangeconed entry from Fawn Valley and Esser. Seven cars sat in the Esser left-turn lane, waiting for an opportunity to turn, enter and cast their ballot inside.
Decker’s figures show 38,958 registered voters with the 2,697 votes creating a 6.92% turnout on opening day, a record for one day of early voting, officials said.
Early voting hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. continue through Friday. Doors will stay open longer beginning Saturday, changing to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through the final day, Nov. 1. The lone exception is Sunday, Oct. 27, when the doors are only 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A branch location, the Comfort Baptist Church, is open Oct. 25 and 26 only, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Poll workers reached by phone Tuesday said the flow was constant but flowed steadily. The polling site contains at least a dozen voting machines, where residents fill out their ballot accordingly. Once they finish, a ballot is printed, and the resident drops that paper ballot into one of two ballot boxes on the premises, where the votes are recorded.
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