This has just been released by the Washita County Election
Board.
Voters Should Apply Early for Absentee Ballots Voters in
Washita County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the
November 3 General Election also referred to as the Presidential 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 Tuesday, October 27, 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, First Floor Washita County
Courthouse, Cordell, Oklahoma. 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. 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
