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You vote at the polling place for the precinct in which you live. A precinct is a voting district established by your county election board. The name of your polling place is on your voter identification card. The polls open at 7 a.m. on election day and remain open until 7 p.m. If you are in line to vote at 7 p.m., you will be able to vote. When you go to your polling place, poll workers will: · Ask your name and political affiliation. After you mark your ballot, put it in the voting device and leave the polling place. If your name is not "in the book," you still can vote by showing your voter identification card. First, however, you must fill out a voter registration application form, sign a special form, and turn in your voter identification card. (The county election board will mail a new voter identification card to you after the election.) If you make a mistake when you mark your ballot, don't try to correct it. Instead, take it back to the poll workers and tell them you made a mistake. If you received more than one ballot, and you marked all the others correctly, put the correct ballots in the voting device. The poll worker will tear up your spoiled ballot and then give you a new one. After you have marked it, put it in the voting device. Oklahoma has a "closed primary" system. If you register to vote in a political party, you may vote only for that party's candidates in party primary elections. If you do not register in a political party (by choosing the "No Party" option on the Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form), you' may not vote in party primaries without party permission. Every county in Oklahoma uses electronic, optical-scanning vote counting devices at the precinct polling place. Voters mark the ballot by filling in the arrow beside a candidate's name. The voting device reads and counts the ballot when it is inserted in the voting device. The voting device detects some common mistakes
voters make when marking their ballots. For example, if a voter
marks arrows for more than one candidate in the same race, the
voting device "sees" this error and returns the ballot
to the voter. The voting device also prints a message that explains
why the ballot was returned. The voter then can get a new ballot
to mark again correctly so that all his or her votes count. People who conduct exit polls sometimes approach voters as they leave the polling place. Exit polls are unofficial surveys of voters usually conducted by news media. Election officials do not conduct exit polls. People who conduct exit polls within 300 feet of the ballot box must display identification. Participation in exit polls is voluntary. Elections in Oklahoma are always held on Tuesdays. County, state, and federal elections are held in even- numbered years. · Primaries are held the fourth
Tuesday in August. School elections are held every year on the second Tues day in February. School board runoff election are held on the first Tuesday in April, if needed. Most municipal elections are held in March and April in odd-numbered years. The exact dates vary from town to town, but may be obtained from municipal officials. If you are registered to vote in Oklahoma, you may vote in any election for which you are eligible, including: · school district elections, You may vote in a school district election only if you are registered and reside at an address within the geographical boundaries of the district. You may vote in a municipal election only if you are registered and reside at an address within the geographical boundaries of the municipality. Additional Information For additional information about voting in Oklahoma, contact your local Creek County Election Board, or write or call the State Election Board. State Election Board Persons using a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the State Election Board's TDD: (405)
521-3028. This number is reserved for TDD calls only.
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