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Editor:

All voters need to actually vote (emphasis) in the upcoming election.

According to the Secretary of State website, only 35% of all the voters in Linn County returned their voted ballots for the last election in May 2022.

Statewide, the percentage was only 37.8% of all ballots mailed out. Shame on us.

Shame on you if you complained about the results but didn’t bother to actually vote the ballot you received.

There is still time to update your voter registration by contacting the County Elections Office before the ballots drop on Oct. 18.

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