Early voter turnout large in Morrow County MOUNT GILEAD — Board of Elections Director Penny Porter said both early voting and absentee voting are triple what they have ever been in the general election since she has been at the BOE, and she has worked there since 1995. A total of 5,003 absentee ballots were requested and sent out to Morrow County voters this fall; 3,603 ballots had been returned as of Tuesday, Oct. 27. Deputy Director April Brown said that the ballot box on the brick maintenance building is checked faithfully four times a day by the staff and votes continue to come in every day.