Voters who want absentee ballots for the June 8 Tulsa School bond election should apply, County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman said.

Absentee ballots are available to any registered voters and no reason needs to be given for the request.

The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. on June 1. Voters can make a request at Oklahoma.gov/election/ovp or at Oklahoma.gov/elections. Forms are available at the County Election Board office at 555 N. Denver.

“With some exceptions, all absentee ballots must be notarized before being returned,” Freeman said. “Voters should give themselves plenty of time to make sure all steps have been followed and that the ballot is returned correctly in order to be counted.”

Sample ballots are available at oklahoma.gov/elections/ovp or a copy can be picked up at the Tulsa County Election Board. If the website shows no sample ballots, it means you are not eligible for that particular ballot.

Voters who are physically incapacitated, those who care for physically incapacitated individuals who cannot be left along and voters in nursing homes are exempt from needing to have their ballots notarized. They can choose to have their ballot witnessed by two people.

All ballots must be in the hands of the County Election Board no later than 7 p.m. on election day.