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  • Cheyenne County Unofficial Election Results

    Amanda Tafolla-Sutton|Nov 11, 2016

    Unofficial results for Cheyenne County are in, although according to Cheyenne County Clerk, Beth Feigenschuh, election results are unofficial until an official review by the canvassing board counts provisional ballots and reviews the results. That review was set for yesterday at 2 p.m., after the Sun-Telegraph press deadline. A canvassing board is an entity that conducts a formal canvass of the results of an election, which includes reviewing the vote totals and either certifying them as official, or ordering and administering a recount if...

  • Voter turn out at a high for general election

    Amanda Tafolla-Sutton|Nov 11, 2016

    This election had no shortage of controversy, with voters drawing a clear line in the sand, voter turnout was higher then it has been in the past. In the last general election in 2014, there were 6,989 registered voters, with only 2,914 turning out to cast their votes. Compared to this years voting statistics with a smaller number of registered voters at 6,919, and nearly double the turn out at the polls, with 4,704 constituents casting their votes. “Voter turnout was a lot higher,” Cheyenne County Clerk Beth Fiegenschuh said. Subscribe to the...