You Don't Want to Miss Out!

Less than a week remains for voters to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the Presidential Preferential Primary.

Absentee applications must be in the hands of the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, January 30, in order to be processed.

Any registered voter eligible to vote in the election may vote by absentee ballot without stating a reason. Absentee voters may apply in person at their County Election Board office as well as by mail, fax, or by telegraph.

Voters also may apply for absentee ballots for the following reasons:

--Registered voters who are physically incapacitated and voters who care for physically incapacitated persons who cannot be left unattended may apply only by mail, fax, or by telegraph.

--Registered voters who are confined to nursing homes in the county may apply only by mail, by fax, or by telegraph.

--Military personnel, residents of Tulsa County living overseas and the spouses and dependents of each group are entitled to vote without being registered. They may apply only by mail or by fax.

Persons wishing to fax their absentee ballot request can locate a fax number for their County Election Board at http://www.state.ok.us/~elections/cebinfo.html. Due to multiple transmissions on the fax machine, it is always a good idea to call the County Election Board Absentee Department to verify that the fax was received.

In-person absentee voting will also be available between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Friday, February 1, and Monday, February 4, and on Saturday, February 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For additional information regarding absentee voting, please contact your County Election Board Absentee Department.