Mailbag: Wireman: Absentee Ballots Info

Most requests for absentee ballots must be submitted to the clerk by the end of the day on May 31. There are exceptions for sequestered jurors and hospitalized electors, etc. See the May 17 memo on the GAB web site for more info. Voters mailing an absentee ballot must have it postmarked by Election Day, June 5, and received by 4 pm on Friday, June 8. Hand delivered ballots must be received by 8 pm on Election Day. In-person absentee (early voting) runs through June 1, but you may wait in line longer at the clerk's office than you would at your polling place on election day. Shirley H.