In Tuesdayâs Hopkins County Fiscal Court meeting, Hopkins County Clerk Keenan Cloern said the general election cost an estimated $53,000 more than expected; however, grants paid for most of the added expense.
Cloern said she turned over four grants to help offset the cost totaling $52,861 that left around $1,000 to be taken out of the general fund to cover expenses in the general election.
âThe county actually turned out very well with just right at $1,000 that had to come out of the general fund,â said Cloern.
Cloern said that the extra polling locations cost an additional $7,100, election supplies were $11,500, plexiglass purchases were $10,000, poll workers were $6,800, postage cost $10,000 and Hopkins County deputy overtime was $7,000.