Many important local and national offices will be decided Tuesday, Nov. 5. There are extra early voting locations and ballot dropboxes for this big election. Here’s how to cast your ballot early or on Election Day.
The Douglas County district attorney seat and four of five Douglas County Commission seats are on the ballot. All Kansas Legislature seats are up for election this year. There are also two big ballot questions for Lawrence voters: one on the city’s form of government, and one on an affordable housing sales tax increase.
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Vote by advance ballot / mail
Douglas County voters can request an advance ballot to vote by mail via KSVotes.org. The final day to request a mail ballot is Tuesday, Oct. 29.
No stamp is required to return your ballot by mail, but it must be postmarked on or before Election Day, Nov. 5, to be counted.
During the primary election, more than 200 ballots from Douglas County voters were not counted because they arrived after the cutoff date. That was because of issues with the Kansas City post office. However, Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew said he thinks the post office is “going to be very diligent” based on what happened in August. (Read a full article about that at this link.)
You can also drop your ballot in a marked dropbox. The boxes will be locked at 7 p.m. on Election Day. Dropboxes can be found at the following locations:
• Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St., Lawrence
• Douglas County Clerk and Elections Office, 711 W. 23rd St., Lawrence
• Treasurer Satellite-South Lawrence Office, 2000 W. 31st St., Lawrence (this dropbox location will not change despite the treasurer’s office’s planned move)
• Douglas County Fairgrounds – Flory Meeting Hall, 2120 Harper St., Lawrence
• Golf Course Superintendents Building, 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence
• Baldwin City Hall, 803 Eighth St., Baldwin City
• Eudora City Hall, 4 E. Seventh St., Eudora
• Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St., Lecompton
Douglas County has ways for voters to track their ballots and sign up for notifications to ensure they are delivered and counted.
Voters whose ballots are delayed can fill out provisional ballots in case their mail-in ballot is not received in time.
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Vote early in person
There are some extra opportunities and locations to vote in person ahead of this big election.
You will need a driver’s license or valid ID to cast your ballot in person. (See a list of acceptable forms of ID at this link.)
Weekday early voting:
Voters may cast their ballots in person from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday, Oct. 25 at the county elections office, 711 W. 23rd St., Suite 1 in Lawrence. Those hours expand to 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, Oct. 28 through Nov. 1.
Voters may also vote at the Flory Meeting Hall at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St., or at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 5700 W. Sixth St., from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 through Friday, Nov. 1.
Voting will also be available from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Oct. 29 and 31, and Friday, Nov. 1, as well as from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the Lied Center Pavilion, 1600 Stewart Drive.
Saturday voting:
Early voting will also be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Nov. 2, and from 8 a.m. to noon Monday, Nov. 4 at the elections office.
Early voting will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Lecompton Community Building, Eudora City Hall and Baldwin City Library.
Vote on Election Day
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Voters will need to report to their assigned polling places to vote on Election Day. Find out where to go by inputting your information or searching for an address at myvoteinfo.voteks.org/voterview.
You will need a driver’s license or valid ID to cast your ballot in person.
Voter registration
Tuesday, Oct. 15 was the last day to register in order to vote in the general election coming up Tuesday, Nov. 5.
See more information about voter registration in this article. Learn more about voting rights and eligibility from the ACLU’s guide.
Find more information about voting in Douglas County on the county’s website. If you have questions, you can email elections@douglascountyks.org or call 785-832-5267.
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