Voter turnout is low, board of elections officials say

TOUHEY IS LIVE INHAMBURG THISEVENING... ALI?I'M HERE AT THEMOOSE LODGE INHAMBURG WHERE I'MTOLD THERE'S BEEN ASTEADY FLOW OFVOTERS ALL DAY.THIS IS ONE OF THEPOLLING LOCATIONSWHERE VOTERS ARERECEIVING MULTIPLEBALLOTS.AFTER ALL: HERE INHAMBURG, FOREXAMPLE, THERE ISTHE DEMOCRATICPRESIDENTIALPRIMARY, THERE'STHE REPUBLICANPRIMARY FOR NY'S27TH CONGRESSIONALDISTRICT.

ANDTHERE'S THE SPECIALELECTION FOR NY 27WHERE EITHER CHRISJACOBS OR NATEMCMURRAY WILL FILLTHE SEAT THROUGHTHE END OF THEYEAR.TURNOUT SEEMS LOW.BUT IT IS TO BEEXPECTED.

THE ERIECO BOARD OFELECTIONS REPORTSIT HAS RECEIVEDSOME 100 THOUSANDABSENTEE BALLOTSAND COUNTING.UNDER THEGOVERNOR'SEXECUTIVE ORDER,YOU CAN MAIL IT ASLATE AS TODAY AND ITWILL STILL BECOUNTED.

ERIE COBOARD OF ELECTIONSCOMMISSIONERJEREMY ZELLNERSAYS HOLDING ANELECTION DURING APANDEMIC HASPROVED TO BECHALLENGING INMORE WAYS THANONE..." WE WERE ABLE TOGET POLLINGLOCATIONS THEREWERE AS MANY AS 30OR 40 THAT DIDN'TWANT US TO COME.

WEWERE ABLE TONARROW IT DOWN TO16 SITES WE HAD TOCHANGE LAST WEEK.BUT WE GOT IT DONE.WE HAD A LOT OF CALLOFFS FROMINSPECTORSTODAYTHAT JUSTDIDN'T WANNA DO IT ATTHE LAST MINUTE GOTCOLDBUT WE'VE BEENABLE TO STAFF ALL THESITES THROUGHOUTTHE COUNTY ONE WAYOR ANOTHER.

SO I'MREALLY PROUD OF THEWORK THAT WE DIDTODAY.

"VOTERS COULD HAVEALSO TAKENADVANTAGE OF EARLYVOTING.

IT'S THESECOND YEAR IN NYWHERE THAT'S ANOPTION.

JUST UNDER 4THOUSAND CASTTHEIR BALLOT AHEADOF TODAY WHICH ISN'TMANY.

AGAIN:ABSENTEE BALLOTSWILL PLAY A CRITICALROLE IN ALL LOCALRACES...STILL AHEAD AT SIX --