Voters in Blaine or Caddo counties who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the June 16 Federal/ State/ County Primary Election should apply now, according to county election board secretaries Brenda Rice and Chelsea Bassham.
Absentee ballots are available to all registered voters, 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, June 1. 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 your county election board office.
The Blaine County office is located at 212 N. Weigle Ave., Watonga and the Caddo County office is located at 110 SW 2 nd St, Ste. 112, Anadarko.
Voters are reminded 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. Voters should give themselves plenty of time to make sure all steps have been followed and that the ballot is returned on time in order to be counted,” Bassham 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 the signature on their absentee ballot affidavit witnessed by two people.
Military personnel and residents living overseas, along with their spouses and dependents are also eligible for certain allowances. Military personnel should contact the Voting Services Officer in their unit for an absentee ballot application. Residents living overseas may obtain absentee ballot applications from any United States military installation or United States Embassy or Consulate. Military personnel and overseas citizens who are already registered voters in Oklahoma may apply for absentee ballots using the OK Voter Portal at oklahoma. gov/ elections/ ovp. Those who need to complete a new voter registration application should apply through the Federal Voting Assistance Program at FVAP.gov.
All completed absentee ballots must be in the hands of the county election board no later than 7 p.m. on election day.
The Blaine County Election Board is open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and is open through noon hour. For questions, please call 580-623-5518 or contact them at BlaineCounty@elections.o k.gov The Caddo County Election Board is open from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For questions, please contact the Election Board at 405-247-5001 or caddocounty@ elections.ok.gov