Results of the 2022 Lyon County primary election are set to be certified Tuesday morning.
The Lyon County Board of Canvassers will convene at 9 am inside the Lyon County Courthouse Commission chambers for that purpose. According to Lyon County Clerk Tammy Vopat, the county had an unofficial voter turnout of more than 46 percent with a little more than 300 provisional ballots.
Vopat explains provisional ballots are cast by voters who enter a polling place and their information — address, name etc… — does not match the voter rolls.
Vopat says the provisional ballots will be sorted into categories and she will present the reason as to why the ballots were labeled provisional during Tuesday’s meeting. Once the primary results are finalized, attention will shift to the general election in November.
The voter registration deadline is Oct. 18.
In area election coverage, the Chase County Board of Canvassers approved the results of the general election Monday which included a tiebreaker for the Republican nomination for the Chase County Commission District 1 seat. Alan Phipps of Matfield Green won the nomination after being tied with fellow Republican Rick Robinson at 146 votes apiece.
The tie was broken by a drawing of cards. Phipps will now face Democrat Theresa VanAckren of Matfield Green in the general election.