LANCASTER - Although voter turnout in the county was low, many issues seeking renewal passed in the Fairfield County primary election.
School districts fared well in the primary election Tuesday, with two of the three on the Fairfield County ballot passing.
The Berne Union Local School District s 2% income tax levy renewal passed by a clear margin, with 383 (67.43%) votes for and 185 (32.57%) votes against.
Jon Parker, the district superintendent, said it was a great night for the district. The levy wasn t set to expire until 2024, but it s great that the voters decided to renew it, so now we don t have to worry about it, he said.
One countywide issue will be decided, and some more localized issues are also under consideration.
Fairfield County Board of Elections Deputy Director Brett Riffle said there have been a decent amount of early voters since the beginning of the early voting period in April. There was more interest going into this election than we thought. In the first two days, we had about 20 to 30 people a day, which I thought would have been the total for the entire election, Riffle said. But it s been steady every day. (As of Thursday), we ve had 590 early voters here in the office.
He added the board of elections has mailed about 1,000 ballots to citizens around the county, and about half of them have been returned.