Voters in Lincoln County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the February 14th Lincoln County Special Election and the Board of Education Primary Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Melissa Stambaugh said today.
Absentee ballots are available to any registered voter, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested. No excuse is needed to vote by absentee ballot.
The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. Monday, January 30th. Voters can submit a request using the OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ ovp. Request forms are also available at oklahoma.gov/elections and at the Lincoln County Election Board office located at 811 Manvel Ave., Suite 15, Chandler.
Stambaugh reminds voters to allow time for an absentee ballot to be received, completed, and returned by mail to the County Election Board. “With some exceptions, all absentee ballot affidavits must be notarized before being returned,” Stambaugh said.
Voters exempt from having an absentee ballot affidavit notarized include those who are physically incapacitated and those who care for physically incapacitated individuals that cannot be left alone. Voters who request a “physically incapacitated” ballot must have their absentee ballot affidavit witnessed by two people.