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VOTE 2020 PHOTOS: Elections staff count thousands of ballots as polls close

Julie Fuge, elections technician, rings a bell signaling the close of the polls at 8 p.m. at the Marion County Elections Office on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Steven Jackson, left, and Lynn Bailey unload a ballot dropbox at the Marion County Elections Office on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Dean La Franchi, county employee, wipes down an in-person voting area between uses at the Marion County Building on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Jose Miranda, county employee, wipes down an in-person voting area between uses at the Marion County Building on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Deborah Bishop, deputy clerk, helps verify the identity of last-minute voters picking up ballots at the Marion County Building on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Sue Morris unfolds and stacks ballots at the Marion County Elections Office on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Gretchen Schnieber pre-inspects ballots at the Marion County Elections Office on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Jim Dalhberg and Judy Buhrman open and unfold ballots at the Marion County Elections Office on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Mickie Stephens pre-inspects ballots at the Marion County Elections Office on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Jessica Pemberton fills out her ballot at the Marion County Building on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)