Tuesday’s 6 p.m. election numbers are in, and the county expects the growth of alternative voting methods to provide a clearer picture of the results moving forward.
Erie County voting numbers through 6 p.m. are up to almost 130-thousand ballots.
That doesn’t include the 7,500 absentee ballots and about 36,000 early ballots already cast.
Having more people voting earlier should help provide a clear picture of election winners, though tonight’s results will be unofficial, said Derek Murphy, Director of Communications for Erie County Board of Elections.
“People will have a much clearer snapshot of where we are, than they used to when we had to wait to count absentees," he said. "And again, we have the early voting totals ready to go. So shortly, you know, later this evening as we get closer, nine o'clock, they're going to run those numbers.”
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