City Commission candidate Price Banks and his wife Marge look at results projected on a video screen Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Douglas County Courthouse.
Poll workers (from rear left) Marge Haney, Eleanor Wegner, and Mary Frederickson oversee the voting for the 13th precinct at the Lawrence Senior Center on Tuesday while Alice Lieberman casts her vote. Of the 1,346 voters registered in the precinct, Lieberman was the 78th to vote at 2:30 p.m.
Theresa Shireman turns in her ballot early Tuesday morning at the American Legion. Voter turnout for local school board and city commissioner races was slow early in the day — of the 1,165 voters registered at Kanwaka Township Hall, only 5 had voted by 8:30 a.m.
Karen Vespestad casts her ballot early Tuesday for local school board and city commissioners. Voter turnout was slow early in the day — of the 1,165 voters registered at Kanwaka Township Hall, only 5 had voted by 8:30 a.m.
Alwilna Stoltenberger, right, smiles after having voted as poll workers Kristen Jarboe, left, Max Dougherty, center, and Glennett A. Corel share her enthusiasm at the 29th precinct polling station in Checkers grocery store. Turnout for the City Commission and school board elections has been low today in Lawrence.
Poll workers await voters at the 29th precinct polling station in Checkers grocery store on Tuesday.
Advance voting board members Norma Leary, left, Judy Bond and Mary Rogers bide their time as they await the arrival of the remaining votes shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Douglas County Courthouse.
Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew runs a stack of advance votes through the vote counter Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Douglas County Courthouse. At left is County Elections Deputy Keith Campbell.
School board candidate Vanessa Sanburn checks her election group on Facebook via her iPhone as her daughter Nadia Sanburn, 6, flips through a book while waiting for election results Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Douglas County Courthouse.
School board candidate Bob Byers talks with reporters Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at the Douglas County Courthouse.
Mike Amyx, left, thanks his supporters gathered at the American Legion after the final results of the election were announced Tuesday, April 7, 2009.
Mike Amyx, who received the most votes in the city commission race, gets a high five from steering committee member and supporter Becky Mondi, Lawrence, as the final numbers are announced during his watch party at the American Legion Tuesday, April 7, 2009.
City commissioner Rob Chestnut, center, talks with school board candidate Mark Bradford as the two look over election results Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Douglas County Courthouse. At left is Lawrence city manager David Corliss.
City Commission candidate Mike Amyx slaps hands with his wife Marilyn Amyx as he waits for a news interview Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Douglas County Courthouse.
Pleased with the election results thus far, school board candidate Vanessa Sanburn turns to her sister Keri Behre, Lawrence, right, as the two scan the results Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Douglas County Courthouse. At left is Sanburn's six-year-old daughter Nadia Sanburn.
Advance voting board member Mary Rogers thumbs through a stack of the remaining advance votes Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Douglas County Courthouse.
Lawrence resident John Pultz and his son Ian Pultz-Earle, 10, look in as the votes are counted by election workers Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Douglas County Courthouse.
Photo submitted by Irish Swearingen: I voted at the Lutheran Church at around 11:30 this morning. I was the only one there besides the workers. No waiting. Very large, very empty room. I wonder what they cleared out to put in the voting booths and table. It will probably fill up later on when people get off work.
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