Tuesday’s Election: All the information you need

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday for the March 3 Presidential Preferential
Primary , Rogers County Election Board Secretary Julie Dermody said today.
Please keep the following information and tips in mind as the election approaches.
– Early Voting will be available at the County Election Board office and our
Second Site at Central Baptist Church from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday February 27 th
and Friday February 28 th and also Saturday February 29 th from 9-2 .
– Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Lines are possible at peak voting
times. Wait times will likely be shortest at mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Anyone in
line to vote at 7 p.m. will be allowed to cast a ballot.
– Anyone who needs to look up their polling place, verify their registration
information, or view a sample ballot can do so online. The Online Voter Tool can be
accessed on the Oklahoma State Election Board’s website: www.elections.ok.gov. Those
who vote by mail can also check the status of their ballot using the Online Voter Tool.
Sample ballots are also available at the County Election Board office.
– Oklahoma law requires every voter who votes in person at the precinct polling
place or during early voting at the County Election Board to show proof of identity
before receiving a ballot. There are three ways for voters to prove their identity under the
law (only one proof of identity is required): Show a valid photo ID issued by federal,
state, or tribal government; or show the free voter identification card issued to every voter
by the County Election Board; or sign an affidavit and vote a provisional ballot. (If the
information on the affidavit matches official voter registration records, the ballot will be
counted after Election Day.)
– Physically disabled voters who cannot enter the polling place, need help
marking their ballots, blind or visually disabled voters and illiterate voters may be
assisted by a person the voter chooses. In all cases, a person providing such assistance

may not be the voter’s employer or an agent of the employer or an officer or agent of the
voter’s union. A person providing assistance also must swear or affirm that the voter’s
ballots will be marked in accordance with the voter’s wishes. Alternatively, all blind,
visually impaired, and physically disabled voters in Rogers County may use the audio-
tactile interface (ATI), a feature offered on all Oklahoma voting devices, to vote privately
and independently, either at Rogers County Election Board during early voting or at their
assigned polling place on election day.
– Voters who have moved since the last election, but who have not transferred
their voter registration to their new address, may do so on Election Day by going to vote
at the polling place where their registration has been in the past. While voting, they may
fill out a form instructing the County Election Board to transfer their registration to the
new address before the next election.
– Those who became physically incapacitated after 5 p.m. Tuesday February 25 th
still can request an emergency absentee ballot. Those who might qualify for an
emergency absentee ballot should contact the County Election Board office at 918-341-
2965 as soon as possible for more information.
– Any violation of election law will be reported to the proper law enforcement
authorities. Electioneering is not allowed within 300 feet of a ballot box. It is also
unlawful to remove a ballot from the polling location, possess intoxicating liquors within
half a mile of a polling place or to disclose how you voted while within the election
enclosure.
For additional election-related information, visit: www.elections.ok.gov.