COEUR d'ALENE — An Idaho Supreme Court justice candidate once sent out a mailer telling voters to drop off their absentee ballots at the polls.

Carrie Phillips, Kootenai County's elections manager, was taken aback by those instructions.

"That definitely wasn't true," Phillips said Tuesday. "If you're turning in an absentee ballot, you need to do it here (at the elections office).”

It wasn't the first time Phillips has dealt with voting misconceptions, and it likely won't be the last.

On the cusp of the Nov. 8 election, she hopes to clear up some other misbeliefs.

One question Phillips and the elections office are often asked: If a voter opts to leave the presidential portion of the ballot blank because he or she doesn't believe in the candidates — namely Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, this time around — will the ballot count?

"Whatever ovals are filled in on the ballot is what the machine will read," Phillips said. "They don’t have to vote for everything in order for their ballot to count. For example, if a voter chooses to only vote for the presidential race, their ballot will be counted."

Phillips said people have also heard their absentee ballot would be counted only in the event of a tie.

"They're all counted if turned in by 8 p.m. on Nov. 8," she said.

As of Tuesday, the elections office had handled 5,833 registration cards by Kootenai County voters, up from four years ago, Phillips said, pointing to a summer campaign encouraging voter registration.

If you haven’t registered yet, you can visit the Kootenai County Elections Office, 1808 Third St. in Coeur d’Alene, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

You can find registration information at: www.kcgov.us/elections/register.asp