Deadline is today to return local election ballots

Registered voters in Havre and Hingham have until 8 p.m. to turn in ballots to the Hill County’s Clerk and Recorder’s office in today’s local elections.

In both cities, local elections are conducted by mail-in ballot only.

The Hill County Clerk and Recorder’s office said that as of this morning, 2,042 ballots have been received by the office, 2,000 of which have been from Havre. Some 3,635 were sent out Oct. 14 to voters in Havre, while the remaining 73 were sent to those in Hingham.

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