Pittsburg County Election Board Secretary Tonya Barnes reminds voters that the deadline to register to vote in the April 1 elections is Friday, March 7.
Applications must be received by the County Election Board or postmarked no later than midnight, Friday. Applications postmarked after that time will be accepted but will not be processed until after the April 1 Election. Applications may also be submitted to any motor vehicle agency that is also an official voter registration agency by the submission deadline.
Applicants will be notified in writing when their application has been processed. Approved voters will receive a Voter Identification Card in the mail. Some may receive a letter that explains the reason or reasons the application was not approved.
Local school board elections that will be on the April 1 ballot include:
Indianola Public School Board of Education, Office No. 5: Gail Kendrick and Jimmy Shaw
Savanna Public School, Office No. 5: Dustin A. Phillips and Kimberly Holt
Local municipal elections that will be on the ballot include:
Haileyville Ward 1A Danny Karr
Melissa K. Doyle
Haileyville Ward 4A Vicky Allen
Clark F. Barnes
Hartshorne Ward 1 Rhonda Dugan
Paul Raymond Marean
Ward 2 Barney Rosso
James Shaw
Ward 3 Justin McLemore
Amber Shumway
Kiowa Trustee Ward 1 Scotty Barker
Kristi D. Hall
Krebs Ward 2 Connie Poole
Sherry DeFrange
Ward 3 – Unexpired Daniel Cuevas
Chuck Nelms
Jeanetta Houck
Quinton Trustee Amanda Hartman
Mary Kilcrease
Adam Hoag
Trustee – Unexpired Renee Gray
Allen Miller
Special school bond elections that will be on the ballot include:
Haileyville Public Schools
Indianola Public Schools
Kiowa Public Schools
Krebs Public Schools
Barnes said those who do not receive a response within 30 days of submitting their application should contact the County Election Board office immediately.
The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot is 5 p.m., Monday, March 17. Voters can submit a request using the OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ovp. Request forms are also available at oklahoma.gov/elections and at the County Election Board.
Barnes reminds voters to allow time for an absentee ballot to be received, completed, and returned by mail to the County Election Board. “With some exceptions, all absentee ballot affidavits must be notarized before being returned. Voters should give themselves plenty of time to make sure all steps have been followed and that the ballot is returned on time in order to be counted,” Barnes said.
Voters exempt from having an absentee ballot affidavit notarized include those who are physically incapacitated and those who care for physically incapacitated individuals who cannot be left alone. Voters who request a “physically incapacitated” ballot must have the signature on their absentee ballot affidavit witnessed by two people.
The Pittsburg County Election Board is located at 7 E Chickasaw Ave. in McAlester and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For questions, please contact the Election Board at 918-423-3877 or pittsburgcounty@elections.ok.gov.