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March 23, 2010

Absentee deadline nearing for April 6 election

A week remains for registered voters in Stephens County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the April 06, 2010 Marlow I-3 Annual School Runoff Election; City of Duncan Municipal General Election for Ward III and IV; and the Special School Bond Election for Duncan I-1, Stephens County Election Board Secretary Peggy Winton said today.

Applications for absentee ballots must be in the hands of the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. March 31 to be processed.

Any registered voter eligible to vote in the election may vote by absentee ballot without stating a reason, Winton said. Absentee voters may apply in person at the County Election Board office or they may send their applications by mail, by 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 for absentee ballots only by mail, by 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 Stephens 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.

For more information on absentee voting, contact the County Election Board at

County Courthouse 101 S. 11th St. Suite 100 Duncan, Ok. 73533. The telephone number 580-255-8782. The County Election Board’s fax number 255-3188.

Information on absentee voting in Oklahoma also may be found on the Internet at www.elections.state.ok.us.

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