Early voting begins Thursday, March 28 for voters in Okmulgee County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day April 2, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.

Okmulgee County Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes, said early voting is open to all voters. “You do not need to provide an excuse to vote early. Oklahoma allows early voting for all elections conducted by the County Election Board or State Election Board—from school board and municipal elections to state and federal elections. This is a great option for those who will be out of town on Election Day or who want to avoid long lines,” Carnes said.

Early voting is available at the Okmulgee County Courthouse, 314 W. 7th Street, Room 102, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, and Friday, March 29 (Good Friday). Carnes reminds voters that early voting is not available at polling locations.

Eligible voters will vote on the following: Dewar Public Schools Proposition, Checotah Public Schools Board of Education Office 4, Liberty Public Schools Proposition, and Indian Capital Technology Center Board of Education Office 4.

Some voters may need assistance to vote because they are blind or visually disabled, physically disabled or infirmed, or illiterate.  Such individuals may request to have an assistant or vote privately and independently using the ATI device attached to the voting device. Those who require assistance should talk to their precinct official or contact the County Election Board directly for instructions.

For questions, please contact the Election Board at 918-756-2365 or OkmulgeeCounty@elections.ok.gov

Visit the State Election Board website at oklahoma.gov/elections to view sample ballots, find polling locations, and update voter registration.

You can also find the Okmulgee County Election Board on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/OkmulgeeCountyElectionBoard/

Dewar Schools

PROPOSITION

Shall Independent School District Number 8 of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, incur an indebtedness by issuing its bonds in the sum of Three Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($320,000) to be issued in one or more series to provide funds for the purpose of constructing, equipping, repairing and remodeling school buildings, acquiring school furniture, fixtures and equipment and acquiring and improving school sites, and levy and collect an annual tax, in addition to all other taxes, upon all the taxable property in such District sufficient to pay the interest on such bonds as it falls due and also to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof when due, said bonds to bear interest not to exceed the rate of ten (10%) percentum per annum, payable semi-annually and to become due serially within ten (10) years from their date?