The Tulsa County Election Board will be holding in-person early voting for the November 3 presidential election on October 29-31 at ONEOK Field, 201 N. Elgin Ave., in Downtown Tulsa.
“We anticipate record-breaking voter participation for this early voting period and are pleased to announce that we will be partnering with the Tulsa Drillers to make ONEOK Field in Downtown Tulsa as our chosen location for in-person early voting,” said Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman.
Early voting will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. October 29 and 30 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on October 31. Because most of the election board staff will be at the ball field, the Tulsa County Election Board office will not offer early voting.
The office at 555 North Denver Ave. will be open for in-person absentee ballot drop-off. Absentee ballots will not be accepted at ONEOK Field.
Mailing absentee ballots
Freeman said county officials are mailing absentee ballots now for the November 3 presidential election.
Because of the volume of requests, not all are being mailed at one time.
Instructions for voting by absentee ballot include:
- Have the affidavit notarized or include a copy of a voter identification card or acceptable ID.
- The photo ID must be issued by the federal government, state government or a federally recognized tribal government.
- Out-of-state driver’s licenses are not acceptable.
- Sign the affidavit. Without it, it won’t count.
- Absentee ballots can be returned by mail, private courier or hand delivered to an Election Board representatives during business hours. No one else can deliver your ballot.
- The completed standard (yellow) absentee packets must be hand delivered to the Election Board by 5 p.m. November 2.
- The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. on October 27. To apply, go to www.elections.ok.gov.
Voter registration deadline
October 9 is the last day to apply for voter registration to be able to vote in the November 3 presidential election. Anyone who is not registered or needs to change their registration can apply by filling out and mailing an application form in time for it to be postmarked no later than midnight on October 9.
Applications that don’t make that deadline will be accepted and processed but not until after the November 3 election.
Forms are available at www.elections.ok.gov.
Watch out for OKVOTE
Officials with the Oklahoma State Election Board cautioned voters about a mailing from a Tulsa-based organization, “OKVOTE,” after state and county election offices received several complaints from voters in September.
The mailing is an unsolicited, pre-filled voter registration application accompanied by a letter that mistakenly advises some recipients that “according to State Election Board records” they are not registered to vote at their current address – even though official Election Board records actually show many of the recipients who have contacted election officials are already properly registered.
“State and county election officials are not affiliated with OKVOTE nor with this mailing,” State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said. “Although we know OKVOTE has good intentions, this mailing has caused confusion by mistakenly telling some registered voters that they are not registered to vote at their address. We encourage voters who received this letter to use the official OK Voter Portal or contact their county election board to confirm their voter registration.”
Voters have until October 9 to update their voter registration or register for the first time for the 2020 General Election. Voters can use the State Election Board’s new online voter registration “wizard” to complete an application online, then print, sign and mail it to their county election board. A paper voter registration application can also be printed from the State Election Board website.
Ziriax said voters with questions or complaints about the OKVOTE mailing can contact the OKVOTE organization directly at [email protected].