(WSIL) -- Tuesday is election day for Missouri and Illinois. Voters are asked to pick mayors, school leaders and vote on some new ordinances.
One Illinois county tells News 3 a low turnout rate could complicate the election process.
The Johnson County Clerk Recorder Election Office says so far they're seeing a low turnout from early voting; they've received over 300 ballots, which is about 50% less than normal.
But they are hoping to have at least a 25% turnout rate for Tuesday.
Robin Harper-Whitehead says this could be due to low publicity and people who don't have children may be less interested and forget that they still pay a huge tax from the schools they live by.
But she says as for the ballot in this county, there are a few high-profile races: one village race in Goreville, another village race in Cypress and a school board race at Vienna High School.
She says it's still important to come out and vote because they could avoid
a potential draw.
"Those are three boards that really need people to get out and vote because with such a low turn out the possibility in a tie or a one vote difference is huge. And so that's a real big scare as an election authority to have these election candidates come in as a tie and the way you break a tie is just a draw or a role of a dice or whatever," she said.
Harper-Whitehead says her largest turnout rate since being in office was 35.66% in 2005.
If you do decide to come out she says there will be sanitation products
and mask requirements.
And if you aren't sure which ballot you'll need, there will be staff there to help.
Their precinct will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
