Dave Walz

Stearns County is happy with how the elections were handled leading up to election day , on election day and after. That according to Stearns County Division Director for Service Centers and Elections, Dave Walz. Dave says 67 precincts report election results on election day and his staff had the majority of the in-person votes and absentee votes counted by the day after the election.

Stearns County Division Director for Service Centers and Elections Dave Walz joined me on WJON today. He says more than 300 ballots were dropped off at their Stearns County West drop off site in Waite Park Friday alone. Walz says more than 7,000 ballots have been dropped off to this point with approximately 41% of those who voted 4 years ago already voting.

As of Wednesday morning 750 ballots have been collected by Stearns County Election Officials. Stearns County Division Director of Services and Elections Dave Walz joined me on WJON today. Walz says the ballots collected remain sealed. He says early voting started last Friday at the County Administration Center in downtown St. Cloud across from the Courthouse and at the West Service Center.