1,225 cast early ballots in Madison County

Madison County voters turned out 1,225 strong during early voting ahead of Tuesday’s joint primary election.
The courthouse pulled in 1,083 of those over 10 days. North Zulch Volunteer Fire Department, open only the last five days, added 142. Poll workers also processed five provisional ballots at the courthouse.
The last day hit hardest. On Friday, Feb. 27, 226 people voted at the courthouse and another 34 showed up in North Zulch.

Courthouse daily counts:
Tuesday, Feb. 17: 80
Wednesday, Feb. 18: 89
Thursday, Feb. 19: 84
Friday, Feb. 20: 106
Saturday, Feb. 21: 29
Sunday, Feb. 22: 30
Monday, Feb. 23: 90
Tuesday, Feb. 24: 111
Wednesday, Feb. 25: 111
Thursday, Feb. 26: 122
Friday, Feb. 27: 226
Provisional: 5
Total: 1,083

North Zulch Volunteer Fire Department:
Monday, Feb. 23: 28
Tuesday, Feb. 24: 27
Wednesday, Feb. 25: 30
Thursday, Feb. 26: 23
Friday, Feb. 27: 34
Total: 142
Cumulative early vote total: 1,225​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​