A.D. Ibarra
-Multi-Purpose Center
No more than 200 votes have been counted thus far in this special election that the city is conducting to fill the Council vacancy for Place 1 and so far there has been poor community participation. Mary D. Velasquez, city secretary, announced that the election has been running smoothly, but with little community involvement. She hopes September 5th will allow more citizens to come out and do their civic duty after working hours when the polls will remain open late. Polls will be open from 8 AM to 8 PM in an effort to try to capture more votes. On Tuesday, September 10th, the polls will be open from 8 AM to 8 PM. The general election will be held on Saturday from 7 am to 7 pm, in the Multipurpose Center. According to the information released, from Friday-Monday, there had been 157 votes cast, 51 on Wednesday, 51 on Thursday and 55 on Friday, on Tuesday at the resumption of activities, no more than 50 votes had been cast.