Ballot returns are very low - and unless the last three days’ surge is very large, we will have less than 30% voter turnout. As of the end of today, Friday, and after 15 days of returns with only 5 real days left, there is only an 18.7% return. The rate this week is less than 1,000 ballots per day - with 14,352 ballots returned out of 76,756 ballots mailed out August 1. Shirley Forslof confidently predicted a 40% return last week after a week of returns. I just don’t see it. You can do the math. There is always a surge (almost a dirty word now) in the first few days and another surge in the last three days. We shall see. It may be that those who doorbelled and targeted voters with get-out-the-vote efforts will prevail in this primary if the turnout is low - below 30%.