sentences:  In the 2009 Conseil d'Etat/Staatsrat election a total of 318 votes were cast, of which 21 or about 6.6% were invalid.The voter participation was 53.1%, which is similar to the cantonal average of 54.67%.In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 439 votes were cast, of which 7 or about 1.6% were invalid.