The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 14 for the special Morris Public School election on a bond proposal. This Friday, at 6 p.m., MPS Superintendent Becky Alexander invites the public to a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. at the school to provide information for those qualified voters who may need additional information.

Registered qualified electors in the district will vote on a proposition to issue bonds totaling $6,130,000. The proposed bond issue aims to fund various critical projects, including the construction, equipping, repair- ing and remodeling of school buildings, the acquisition of school furniture, fixtures and equipment and the acquisition and improvement of school sites.

Early voting continues today from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Okmulgee County Courthouse, located at 314 W. 7th Street, Room 102 in Okmulgee, in the election board office. Election Board Secretary Ashley Carnes reminds voters that early voting is not available at polling locations.

Voters must be registered in the Morris Public Schools School District to vote in the Oct. 14 election. Living in Morris City limits or having a child that attends Morris Public Schools does not qualify a voter. Voters who encounter issues with their registration on Election Day can still cast a provisional ballot with a signed affidavit. Provisional ballots are verified and, if valid, counted after the election but before the official results are certified.

For questions, please contact the Election Board at 918-756-235 or OkmulgeeCounty@elections.ok.gov.

— Morris Public School Bond Proposal “Shall Independent School District Number 3 of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, incur an indebtedness by issuing its bonds in the sum of Six Million One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($6,130,000) to provide funds to be issued in series 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?”