Important absentee voter information

Marlene Wainscott, Bates County Clerk announces that her office now has the ballots to vote absentee for the November 6, 2012 General election

A voter can only vote absentee for the following reasons:

Absence on election day from the jurisdiction in which I am registered

Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical disability, including caring for a person who is incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability

Religious belief or practice

Employment as an election authority or by an election authority at a location other than my polling place

Incarceration, although I have retained all the necessary qualifications of voting.

Office hours are Monday thru Friday 8:30 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 4:30. The Clerk’s office will be open on Saturday, October 27th and Saturday, November 3rd from the hours of 8:00 to noon.

If you have any questions please the County Clerk’s office at 660-679-3371.