Early voting began Oct. 18

Published 10:58am Thursday, October 18, 2012

Three locations open

Polk County residents have the option to vote early beginning today.

Early voting, or one-stop voting, can be done at three locations. The Polk County Board of Elections office, located on the second floor of the Womack building in Columbus will offer one-stop voting Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

One stop voting can also be done at the Mill Spring Fire Department and the Green Creek Family Life Center Monday through Friday from noon to 7 p.m.

The last day of early voting will be on Saturday, Nov. 3, where all three sites will be open from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Residents can still register to vote if they register while early voting.

The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 6, where all of Polk County’s polling places will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.

The last day to request mail-in absentee ballots in writing is Tuesday, Oct. 30 with those ballots received by the Polk County Board of Elections office by Monday, Nov. 5 by 5 p.m.

 

 

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