BAY MINETTE, Ala. — Less than 15 percent of Baldwin County’s registered voters are expected to cast ballots in Tuesday’s Republican Party primary election which includes two statewide offices and the District 5 school board slot.

“Typically, there is a low turnout for runoffs and I may be optimistic in saying 15 percent,” Johns said.

Most of the county voters will see only races between Beth Kellum and Lucie McLemore for Court of Criminal Appeals Place 1, and Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh and Matt Chancey for Public Service Commission president.

Voters who reside in the District 5 school board district in Elberta, Foley and Magnolia Springs also will revote the race between Angie Swiger and incumbent Margaret Long, after voters were issued incorrect ballots in those three precincts.

In the June 3 primary, Swiger defeated Long by a 65-vote margin. But voters in the three, Central Baldwin split precincts were not provided with correct ballots.

Johns ordered a new primary for the contested District 5 election after receiving a state Attorney General’s opinion to follow a state Republican Party plan to allow voters in the three precincts to recast ballots in Tuesday’s state runoff.

District 5 poll workers at the three precincts did not unseal and distribute the correct ballot style in the contested precincts in the June 3 primary, Johns said. He cited “human error” and confusion caused by seven split precincts in the school board race.

Johns said he will meet with poll inspectors Monday to review procedures. He also has ordered color coding on election supplies and signs on entrance tables to alert voters of the split precincts.

Signs also will be placed outside the three polling sites to emphasize the split precincts.

Johns also has sent letters to Swiger and Long to remind them that they may want to appoint poll watchers.