More people voting in the different venues when compared to the 2016 election

Information provided by the Franklin County Clerk’s Office

Many more people are taking advantage of early voting in Franklin County when compared to the 2016 election.

According to information provided by the Franklin County Clerk’s Office, for figures through Saturday, October 24, 1,321 voters have voted by mail compared to 558 in 2016.

Another 1,882 have taken advantage of early voting located at the Franklin County Courthouse. In all of the 2016 election, 1,249 people voted early in the courthouse.

The only place where voting is not as much as it was in 2016, is with the Traveling Board. In 2016, 24 people voted through the Traveling Board. So far in 2020, there have been 12.