County Election Officials Prepare For March Primary

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Turnout in Michigan’s presidential primaries next month is expected to be relatively high. Berrien County Clerk Sharon Tyler says such primaries typically get about 18 percent of voters locally to come out. She says those who do stop by their local polling place will be given a choice.

“You will be asked by the election workers whether to choose a ballot style Republican or Democrat,” Tyler told WSJM. “So, there will be two ballots this time.”

Tyler says that doesn’t mean you’re declaring any official party alliance. It’s just that you can only vote in one party’s primary. All of the same ballot proposals will be on both party ballots. Here in Berrien County, in addition to the presidential primaries on March 8th, there will be a fire and police millage renewal in Watervliet, an operating millage in Baroda Township, a public safety millage renewal in Chikaming Township, a road millage proposal in Galien, and a school millage renewal in Benton Harbor. Tyler also notes the primary ballot may still include some candidates who have already dropped out by the time the day rolls around.