Absentee ballot deadline approaches on August 12

The County Election Board says voters looking to receive absentee ballots mailed to them for the August 27, 2024, elections should apply now as the deadline quickly approaches.

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The County Election Board says voters looking to receive absentee ballots mailed to them for the August 27, 2024, elections should apply now as the deadline quickly approaches.

The County Election Board is accepting applications for absentee ballots until 5 p.m. on Monday, August 12. Voters are being encouraged to apply early.

Absentee ballot application forms are available at the County Election Board
office located at 4201 N. Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City or online clicking here.

The County Election Board says any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot in any election in which he or she is eligible to vote. No excuse is necessary, however without giving a reason, election leaders confirm, the law still provides several excuses and it is to the advantage of some voters to use one of them.

By stating one of the following reasons on applications, voters can activate some special conditions that make it easier for them to use absentee ballots.

The reasons are:

• Voters who are physically incapacitated and voters who care for physically
  incapacitated persons who cannot be left unattended may vote absentee.
  They may apply only by mail, by fax, by email, online or via an agent who
  is at least 16 years of age and who is not employed by or related within
  the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to any person whose name
  appears on the ballot.
  
• Voters who are confined to nursing homes in the county may vote absentee.
  An Absentee Voting Board actually goes to the nursing home a few days
  before the election, sets up a small polling place and allows these persons to
  vote under circumstances similar to those at a regular precinct polling place.
  
• Military personnel and residents of the county living overseas and
  the dependents of each group are eligible to vote absentee without being
  registered. These voters may apply only by mail, by e-mail, or by fax.
  Military personnel should contact the Voting Service Officers in their units
  for application forms and additional information. Residents of Oklahoma
  living overseas can obtain the same materials from any United States
  military installation and from United States Embassies and Consulates.

For more information, click here.