DES MOINES, Iowa-- It was a strong start to early voting in Polk County ahead of the November 4 election.

"We received over 10,000 absentee ballots," said Polk County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Jamie Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald also reported that there were lines of people waiting to cast their ballots throughout the day at the new county election office off Euclid Avenue in Des Moines.

On Monday, Fitzgerald said the numbers had already outpaced a previous election with a comparable ballot.

"This year has far surpassed 2021, and it's on target with the 2023 turnout, where in Polk County we saw over 80,000 voters participate," he told WHO 13's Katie Kaplan.

However, voters will have to wait to learn what way those votes will swing.

"It's a secret ballot. So, we don't know how vo

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