◼ The Bloomington Pantagraph is reporting that Alexander County has just 7,100 residents of voting age, but 7,800 registered voters. - Marathon Pundit
Francis Lee, the county clerk, has known about this problem for more than a year, but has done nothing to correct it--she's blaming a lack of funds. But Lee says this numerical mismatch has not led to voter fraud, but like St. Clair to the north, Alexander County is ◼ no stranger to voting irregularities.