26% Turnout Expected

Scott Leiendecker, Republican Director of Elections, said the Secretary of State's overall estimate of a 26% turnout for the primary is about what they expect for St. Louis City.

"We're expecting a little higher turnout due to interest in the 4th Senate race and interest in the new machines," said Leiendecker.

Leiendecker said they are taking steps to ensure a smooth primary tomorrow, including:
• Hiring technicians to be in place at each polling place to handle any technical difficulties with the machines.
• They are again deploying their automated "wake-up" call to ensure workers and judges are there to open the polling stations.
• Any problems or questions that can't be dealt with on-site will be directed towards a "command center" at the Board of Elections so that there is a unified and organized response. Instead of being given several numbers to chose from based on the problem, voters will be directed towards a single phone number.

Leiendecker said the board feels "pretty good" about the primary. Even still the board continues to take steps to improve its ability to respond to problems.

"We are better prepared now than in April, and we will be better prepared in November than now," said Leiendecker.

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