At St. Paul's Episcopal Church near Lake of the Isles, nearly 500 voters had cast ballots by 3 pm of the about 1,500 registered voters in the Seventh Ward precinct, head judge Jane Martin said. It was a good turnout, she said, with a steady stream of voters Tuesday. A few voters have had to redo ballots after filling in their ranked-choice votes wrong, but Martin said most people did their homework with the city's sample ballots.



"Some haven't taken it well, but most have been ok with it," she said. "It's just different for everyone."



Voter Jenny Kriha agreed with many voters leaving the church that RCV went smoothly, but she said having 35 candidates for mayor is "out of control."



"I like having a little bit of diversity ... But you've got to have some controls."