sentences:  In the 2009 Conseil d'Etat/Staatsrat election a total of 223 votes were cast, of which 9 or about 4.0% were invalid.The voter participation was 76.9%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 54.67%.In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 190 votes were cast, of which 16 or about 8.4% were invalid.