Tuesday, Oct. 18 is deadline for voter registration

 

Tuesday, Oct. 18, is the deadline to register to vote in Kansas for the Nov. 8 general election, it has been reported.

To be eligible to vote, a Jackson County resident must be 18 years of age before Election Day. Residents can register at the Jackson County Clerk’s Office, which is located on the second floor of the Jackson County Courthouse.

Voter registration forms are also available at www.kssos.org/forms/elections/voterregistration.pdf. The online forms must be printed off, completed and then either mailed or taken to the clerk’s office.

Those registering for the first time must provide a driver’s license number or ID card number, as well as provide proof of citizenship with a birth certificate, passport or tribal identification card.

Advance voting for the election, which includes the presidential race, will begin on Oct. 19 and will be available through noon on Monday, Nov. 7, in the county clerk’s office, which is located on the second floor of the Jackson County Courthouse.

Any registered voter can vote in advance. This year, Jackson County Clerk Kathy Mick has announced that several additional advance voting stations will be set up in the county.

From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, advance voting for all Jackson County residents will be available at the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation elder center.

Advance voting will also be available for anyone at Highland Community College in Holton on Nov. 1 and 2, it was reported.

Mick is encouraging many county residents to vote in advance at the Courthouse or at one of the other locations.

“Hopefully this will help speed up the voting process,” Mick said. “We want to give people as many opportunities as we can so they don’t get caught in those lines on Election Day.”

Mick is also in the process of determining if the voting site for Holton voters can be moved to the First Baptist Church in Holton, 404 Juniper Dr.

Voters in Holton Wards 1, 2 and 3 currently cast their ballots at the Vets Club.

Mick said she is looking into moving the location due to limited parking and space at the Vets Club.

“All the Holton voters go through that one location,” she said. “That’s a lot of people.”

Kansas voters can find their polling location, party affiliation, voting history and other election information by visiting www.voteks.org.

For more information about the election, call the clerk’s office at 785-364-2891.

The Holton Recorder

109 W. Fourth St.
Holton, KS 66436
Phone: 785-364-3141
 

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