Your vote cost about $38 in Boone County - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

 

The cost of Tuesday’s election was $83,339 in Boone County, which means it cost about $38.10 per vote cast. It was roughly $10 for Rockford and Winnebago County.
As with Rockford and Winnebago County, the low turnout was the cause of the high cost. Voter turnout was about 6.5 percent in Boone County.

cost of Tuesday’s election was $83,339 in Boone County, which means it cost about $38.10 per vote cast

Election costs include judges’ pay, polling place rental, truck rental, equipment, publications, support service and other miscellaneous expenses that are necessary no matter the turnout.

Let’s compare Tuesday’s $38 election costs to one with high voter turnout, the 2008 presidential election. Boone County had 22,717 voters in that election and spent about $88,500, or roughly $3.90 per vote

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