County Clerk Expects 15 Percent of Voters to Head to Polls

Less than 1 percent of registered voters in McHenry County cast their ballot during the early voting-session in recent weeks. 

This year, 1,735 voters in McHenry County went to the polls during the early-voting session, which wrapped up on Thursday, said Katherine Schultz, McHenry County Clerk, in an e-mail.

Of those voters, 135 cast their ballot at , 600 Harvest Gate, Schultz said. 

This represents a small portion of the total registered voters in McHenry County, which is 202,494, and in Lake in the Hills, which is 16,688.

While early voting in the county has ended, voters will still be able to get the chance to vote on Election Day Tuesday.

Schultz is predicting a15 percent of registered voters turn-out for Tuesday's election.

"This will vary by areas depending what is on the ballot," Schultz said.

Area races are up for election include the village of Lake in the Hills Board of Trustees and area school board seats. For more information on polling places and candidates, visit the Lake in the Hills Patch election guide.

Here are the voting totals for election in the county over the past five years:

• April 2011: 1,735
• November 2010: 8,862
• February 2010: 2,409
• April 2009: 1,750
• February 2009: 312
• November 2008: 23,430
• February 2008: 4,270
• April 2007: 1,112
• November 2006: 3,677
• March 2006: 1,746