Washita County voters can begin in-person absentee voting on Thursday (Oct. 29) for Tuesday’s Nov. 3 General Election by casting their ballot at the County Election Board in Cordell.
The Election Board is located in the County Courthouse in Cordell. Voters may cast their votes between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday.
On Tuesday, voters must cast their ballots at their respective polling precincts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Leah Jones, Election Board Secretary, said her offce has mailed out 384 absentee ballots and 222 of those already have been returned.
Voters throughout the county will decide the race for County Court Clerk between Republican incumbent Lynda Vermillion and Democrat challenger Kim Batt.
Some voters in the county, depending on where they reside, will elect a District 2 County Commissioner.
Current Commissioner Republican Leo Goeringer is being challenged by Stephen Taylor, a Democrat.
Voters throughout Washita County also will cast ballots in the contest for State Representative District 55 where incumbent Todd Russ, a Republican, is opposed by Austin Gipson-Black, a Democrat.
Voters will choose between longtime Congressman Frank Lucas, a Republican and Democrat Zoe Midyett in the Third District congressional contest.
They also will help decide State Question 805 and State Question 814. SQ 805 deals with sentencing reform and SQ 814 is about giving the State Legislature 75 percent of the proceeds from state settlements with or judgments against tobacco companies.
Currently, the Legislature only receives 25 percent of those proceeds and 75 percent is directed to the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund (TSET) to use for tobacco prevention programs, cancer research, and other such programs to maintain or improve the health of Oklahomans.
Voters throughout the county will join others across Oklahoma in deciding the race for U.S. Senator, a Corporation Commissioner and whether to retain several judges on the State Supreme Court, State Court of Criminal Appeals and the State Court of Civil Appeals.
They also will vote on the U.S. Presidential contest.