Record number of voters turn out in state ballot

Ballots cast in the state's May 24 election set a record for a presidential primary, according to a report from the Office of Secretary of State.

Spokesman David Ammons said nearly 1.5 million ballots had been received by May 26. The election was May 24, and about 1.36 million had been counted as of Thursday, May 26. All of the 1.5 million that have arrived were postmarked before or on May 24, so they could still be counted.

Ammons added that a number of the remaining ballots statewide will be going to county canvassing boards for approval, and a number were being sent back to voters to collec...