Alfalfa County: Emergency ballots available for Nov. 5 general election

Registered voters who become physically incapacitated after 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, and are unable to make it to the polls, still have an opportunity to cast their ballot.

Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Stephanie Jantz said that state law permits voters who become emergency incapacitated after 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, to vote under special provisions. Jantz said emergency incapacitation is something most voters don’t think about.

“Voting is our constitutional right, but life happens,” she said. “Injury, illness or even childbirth can prevent a voter from being able to go to the polls....

 

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