sentences:  In the 2009 Conseil d'Etat/Staatsrat election a total of 274 votes were cast, of which 13 or about 4.7% were invalid.The voter participation was 88.7%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 54.67%.In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 225 votes were cast, of which 6 or about 2.7% were invalid.