Early voting is underway in Douglas County, and some Lawrence community members are planning a rally to make sure folks know they can cast their ballots ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election.
Douglas County Commission seats, a Lawrence Transit sales tax increase and several state and federal government offices will be on voters’ ballots.
You can check all the races that will be on your ballot and get a peek at a sample ballot by visiting myvoteinfo.voteks.org/voterview/.
Find information on candidates, ballot measures and much more in the articles linked below and on this page.
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Vote early in person
The Douglas County elections office, 711 W. 23rd St., will be open for any Douglas County voters to cast their ballots during the following hours:
- 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays Wednesday, Oct. 14 through Friday, Oct. 23
- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 24 and Oct. 31
- 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays Monday, Oct. 26 through Friday, Oct. 30
- 8 a.m. to noon Monday, Nov. 2 (state law requires polls to close at noon the day before the election)
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Additional weekend voting hours will be available at the Lecompton Community Building, Eudora City Hall and Baldwin Community Building. The three sites will be open to voters from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 and Oct. 31.
In the week leading up to the election, three more Lawrence sites will offer voters a chance to cast their ballots. Flory Meeting Hall at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St.; St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 5700 W. Sixth St.; and the Lied Center Pavilion, 1600 Stewart Drive, will welcome voters from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26 through Friday, Oct. 30.
Voters need to bring photo ID to cast their ballots in person. See a list of acceptable forms of ID at this link.
Request a mail ballot
Registered Douglas County voters can quickly request a ballot to be mailed to them at KSVotes.org. The deadline to request a ballot to be mailed to you is Tuesday, Oct. 27.
The elections office mailed 8,562 ballots Wednesday morning, according to info sent out via Ballot Box.
Ballots must be postmarked by Election Day — Tuesday, Nov. 3 — and they must arrive at the elections office by Friday, Nov. 6 in order to be counted.
Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew has encouraged voters to place their mail ballots in secure dropboxes around the county to ensure they reach the elections office in time.
There are ballot dropboxes in Lawrence at the elections office, 711 W. 23rd St.; the Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St.; the Douglas County Treasurer’s Sixth Street office at 2601 W. Sixth St.; and the Golf Course Superintendents Building at 1421 Research Park Drive.
There are also dropboxes at city halls in Baldwin City, Eudora and Lecompton.
You can track your ballot and request email, text or phone notifications about its progress by inputting your information at this link.
Vote on Election Day
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, which is Tuesday, Nov. 3. As long as you are in line to vote by 7 p.m., you will be allowed to cast your ballot.
Voters will need to go to their assigned polling place on Election Day; find your polling place at this link.
Voters can also take their advance ballots to any polling place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Trouble at the polls? Contact the ACLU election protection hotline:
• 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for English;
• 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682) for Spanish;
• 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683) for Asian languages; and
• 844-YALLA-US (844-925-5287) for Arabic.
Community members to rally
Folks associated with previous No Kings protests in Lawrence will host a Vote Early rally. That’s set for noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at Watson Park, 727 Kentucky St.
The rally is “a day of nonpartisan voter participation: we are bringing our community together to make a plan to vote early and ensuring every eligible voter understands their options for how to vote and has the opportunity to make their voice heard,” according to the event page.
Similar events around the area can be found on the same webpage.
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