By Carson Blake
April 5, 2022, local elections surpassed recent previous elections in voter turnout. According to the Boone County Clerk, the Ashland polls saw a 32% voter turnout compared to the April 6, 2021, local elections that saw an estimated 12% voter turnout.
There are currently 6,895 registered voters in the Southern Boone County area. For the school board, the total votes cast came in at 4,482 for 2022. On April 6, 2021, the total votes cast was 1,636 and the original April 7, 2020, local election that was pushed back due to COVID-19 to June 5, 2020, had 2,607 total votes cast.
"I was pleased that the voters would honor me with that and that the community is still together and wants to make Southern Boone County the best in Mid Missouri," said Barrett Glascock.
The reelected school board member Barrett Glascock and new elect Crystal Branch will serve a three-year term on the SoBoCo school board.
As a previous educator of 24 years, Branch was glad about the voter turnout and ready to get caught up to speed at the next school board meeting on April 18.
The increase in voter turnout was also visible in the City of Ashland's elections.
On June 5, 2020, Richard Sullivan won the Ashland Mayoral vote; voters cast 638 total votes in that election. In last week's Mayoral election, with 3,158 registered voters, Ashland cast 985 total votes. An estimated 10% increase in voter turnout.
Unlike 2020, Dorise Slinker quickly claimed the election and will be enacted as Mayor at the Board of Alderman meeting on April 19.
"My first concern is to get a balanced budget," said Slinker. The Alderman did not pass the City's proposed budget on April 5. "A budget has to pass by May," said Slinker.
Reelected Alderman Rick Lewis and Alderwomen Melissa Old will serve on the Ashland Board of Alderman for two more years. Coming back to the Alderman, Bryan Bradford, a previously resigned Alderman, will again be on the board.
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