Absentee ballots 5/23

St. Francis County Election Commissioner Chris Oswalt, left, and Peggy Wright, who was assisting County Clerk Emily Holley’s office, wait for results from the tabulation of absentee ballots. Election officials now use a M-100 tabulation machine to count absentee ballots instead of the traditional large counting machines. According to unofficial results from Tuesday’s Primary, 22.5 percent of registered St. Francis County voters cast ballots in the election with 166 absentee ballots being cast. Photo by Kendall Owens.