Excused absentee voting has ended in Missouri. Franklin County Clerk Tim Baker reports that 423 votes were cast in that time period for the Tuesday, Nov. 3 Midterm Election.

Last week no excuse absentee voting was opened. On the first day, 380 ballots were cast. On subsequent days, the numbers were 412, 380 and 441. That totals more than 1,500 ballots cast in just the first week of early voting.

Early voting continues until Nov. 2. For information on early voting dates and times, can contact Baker’s office at 636-583-6364.

For Gerald voters, in-person voting will be, Nov. 3, at the St. Gerald Catholic Church hall, 404 E. Fitzgerald Ave. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Voters will need to provide a government issued photo ID before receiving a ballot.

According to Baker, his office has conducted public testing of the voting equipment. Once verified that it is functioning correctly and accurately counting votes, the machines were secured and sealed until election day.

Poll workers have also received training. Baker says it takes more than 300 people to run an election in Franklin County. There are election judges, a verification board, delivery teams and the staff in the clerk’s office. All work together to provide safe and secure elections in the county.