Voters in Kingfisher County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for next month’s election should apply now, said Kingfisher County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts.

Although the Kingfisher County Election Board can accept applications for absentee ballots until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, Butts urged voters who want to vote by absentee ballot to apply early.

The Nov. 3 ballot will not only include races for president and vice president of the United States, but it will also feature propositions for both the City of Kingfisher and Kingfisher County.

The county proposition is to renew a one-half cent sales tax while the city is proposing a one-third cent tax for capital improvements.

The ballot will also decide races for U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, corporation commissioner, several judicial retentions and two state questions.

Absentee ballot application forms are available at the County Election Board office located at 101 S. Main St., Room 8.

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.

“At least two mail transactions must be made,” Butts said. “The County Election Board must mail the ballots to the voter and the voter must return the voted ballots by mail.”

Ballots must be in the hands of County Election Board officials by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.

Butts said any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot in any election in which he/she is eligible to vote.

However, a voter must be registered and reside at an address within the geographical boundaries of a school district or a municipality to be eligible to vote in school district or municipal elections.

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,” Butts said.

That includes voters who are physically incapacitated or those who care for physically incapacitated voters, those who are in nursing homes and military personnel and other county residents living overseas, Butts said.