sentences:  In the 2009 Conseil d'Etat/Staatsrat election a total of 281 votes were cast, of which 8 or about 2.8% were invalid.The voter participation was 70.6%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 54.67%.In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 241 votes were cast, of which 5 or about 2.1% were invalid.