Here's a release from the Washita County Election Board about the 3 March 2019 election.
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday for the March 3 Presidential Preferential
Election, Washita County Election Board Secretary Leah Jones said today.
Please keep the following information and tips in mind as the election approaches.
- Early voting will be available at the County Election Board office from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Early voting is also available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday.
- Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Lines are possible at peak voting
times. Wait times will likely be shortest at mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Anyone in
line to vote at 7 p.m. will be allowed to cast a ballot.
- Anyone who needs to look up their polling place, verify their registration
information, or view a sample ballot can do so online. The Online Voter Tool can be
accessed on the Oklahoma State Election Board’s website: www.elections.ok.gov. Those
who vote by mail can also check the status of their ballot using the Online Voter Tool.
Sample ballots are also available at the County Election Board office.
- Oklahoma law requires every voter who votes in person at the precinct polling
place or during early voting at the County Election Board to show proof of identity
before receiving a ballot. There are three ways for voters to prove their identity under the
law (only one proof of identity is required): Show a valid photo ID issued by federal,
state, or tribal government; or show the free voter identification card issued to every voter
by the County Election Board; or sign an affidavit and vote a provisional ballot. (If the
information on the affidavit matches official voter registration records, the ballot will be
counted after Election Day.)
- Physically disabled voters who cannot enter the polling place, need help
marking their ballots, blind or visually disabled voters and illiterate voters may be
assisted by a person the voter chooses. In all cases, a person providing such assistance
may not be the voter’s employer or an agent of the employer or an officer or agent of the
voter’s union. A person providing assistance also must swear or affirm that the voter’s
ballots will be marked in accordance with the voter’s wishes. Alternatively, all blind,
visually impaired, and physically disabled voters in Washita County may use the audiotactile interface (ATI), a feature offered on all Oklahoma voting devices, to vote privately
and independently, either at Washita County Election Board during early voting or at
their assigned polling place on election day.
- Voters who have moved since the last election, but who have not transferred
their voter registration to their new address, may do so on Election Day by going to vote
at the polling place where their registration has been in the past. While voting, they may
fill out a form instructing the County Election Board to transfer their registration to the
new address before the next election.
- Those who became physically incapacitated after 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 25,
still can request an emergency absentee ballot. Those who might qualify for an
emergency absentee ballot should contact the County Election Board office at (580) 832-
3658 as soon as possible for more information.
- Any violation of election law will be reported to the proper law enforcement
authorities. Electioneering is not allowed within 300 feet of a ballot box. It is also
unlawful to remove a ballot from the polling location, possess intoxicating liquors within
half a mile of a polling place or to disclose how you voted while within the election
enclosure.
For additional election-related information, visit:www.elections.ok.gov.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Voters should apply early for absentee ballots
Ready or not, election season is upon us. With that also comes the opportunity to be counted via absentee ballot. Here's what our local election board has to say about that.
Voters Should Apply Early for Absentee Ballots Voters in Washita County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the March 3 Presidential Preferential Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Leah Jones said today. Although the County Election Board can accept applications for absentee ballots until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, Jones urged voters who want to vote by absentee ballot to apply early.
Absentee ballot application forms are available at the County Election Board office located at 111 E, Main St, First Floor Courthouse, P.O. Box 602, Cordell, Oklahoma 73632. An online version of the form can be filled out and submitted electronically at: www.elections.ok.gov. A print form can also be downloaded at that address.
Ballots must be in the hands of County Election Board officials by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
Jones said any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot in any election in which he/she is eligible to vote. However, a voter must be registered and reside at an address within the geographical boundaries of a school district or a municipality to be eligible to vote in school district or municipal elections. It is not necessary to give a reason for voting absentee.
“While anyone can vote absentee without giving a reason, the law still provides several advantages to absentee voters in some categories,” Jones said.
By stating one of the following reasons on their applications, absentee voters can activate special conditions that make it easier for them to use absentee ballots. The reasons are:
• Voters who are physically incapacitated and voters who care for physically incapacitated persons who cannot be left unattended may vote absentee. They may apply only by mail, by fax, by email, online or via an agent who is at least 16 years of age and who is not employed by or related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to any person whose name appears on the ballot.
• Voters who are confined to nursing homes in the county may vote absentee. An Absentee Voting Board actually goes to the nursing home a few days before the election, sets up a small polling place and allows these persons to vote under circumstances similar to those at a regular precinct polling place. They may apply only by mail, by fax, by email, online or via an agent who is at least 16 years of age and who is not employed by or related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to any person whose name appears on the ballot.
• Military personnel and residents of the county living overseas and the spouses and dependents of each group are eligible receive absentee ballots. These voters may apply only by mail, fax, or by email. Military personnel should contact the Voting Service Officers in their units for application forms and additional information or visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program website (www.fvap.gov/oklahoma) for more information and instructions. Residents of Oklahoma living overseas can obtain the same materials from any United States military installation and from United States Embassies and Consulates as well as on the FVAP website.
Voters Should Apply Early for Absentee Ballots Voters in Washita County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the March 3 Presidential Preferential Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Leah Jones said today. Although the County Election Board can accept applications for absentee ballots until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, Jones urged voters who want to vote by absentee ballot to apply early.
Absentee ballot application forms are available at the County Election Board office located at 111 E, Main St, First Floor Courthouse, P.O. Box 602, Cordell, Oklahoma 73632. An online version of the form can be filled out and submitted electronically at: www.elections.ok.gov. A print form can also be downloaded at that address.
Ballots must be in the hands of County Election Board officials by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
Jones said any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot in any election in which he/she is eligible to vote. However, a voter must be registered and reside at an address within the geographical boundaries of a school district or a municipality to be eligible to vote in school district or municipal elections. It is not necessary to give a reason for voting absentee.
“While anyone can vote absentee without giving a reason, the law still provides several advantages to absentee voters in some categories,” Jones said.
By stating one of the following reasons on their applications, absentee voters can activate special conditions that make it easier for them to use absentee ballots. The reasons are:
• Voters who are physically incapacitated and voters who care for physically incapacitated persons who cannot be left unattended may vote absentee. They may apply only by mail, by fax, by email, online or via an agent who is at least 16 years of age and who is not employed by or related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to any person whose name appears on the ballot.
• Voters who are confined to nursing homes in the county may vote absentee. An Absentee Voting Board actually goes to the nursing home a few days before the election, sets up a small polling place and allows these persons to vote under circumstances similar to those at a regular precinct polling place. They may apply only by mail, by fax, by email, online or via an agent who is at least 16 years of age and who is not employed by or related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to any person whose name appears on the ballot.
• Military personnel and residents of the county living overseas and the spouses and dependents of each group are eligible receive absentee ballots. These voters may apply only by mail, fax, or by email. Military personnel should contact the Voting Service Officers in their units for application forms and additional information or visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program website (www.fvap.gov/oklahoma) for more information and instructions. Residents of Oklahoma living overseas can obtain the same materials from any United States military installation and from United States Embassies and Consulates as well as on the FVAP website.
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