Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, for the General Election, Special Municipal Election for the City of Grove and Special School Election for Westville Public Schools. Delaware County Election Board Secretary Dixie Smith offered voters tips on how to make their votes count.
Smith said that a valid ballot marking—a filled-in box (in either blue or black ballpoint ink)—is important. If voters make mistakes marking their ballots, Smith said they should not try to correct those errors. Instead, a voter should return the spoiled ballot to precinct officials, who will destroy it and issue a new ballot to the voter.
Smith also urged voters to take their voter identification cards with them to the polls. “Your voter ID card (issued by the County Election Board) can help precinct officials find your name in the Precinct Registry, and it may help them resolve the problem if you are not listed in the Registry for some reason,” Smith explained. Alternatively, voters can bring an unexpired photo ID card issued by the U.S. government, the state of Oklahoma, or a federally recognized tribal government.
Voters without ID, or whose names are not found in the Precinct Registry, or voters who disagree with the information shown in the Registry, may always cast a provisional ballot. A provisional ballot is sealed in a special envelope and counted after Election Day if the voter’s information can be verified by the County Election Board.
Smith said that voters who want to get through the line quickly should vote at mid-morning or mid-afternoon, because those usually are the two slowest periods.
“Anyone who is eligible and in line at the polling place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday will be entitled to vote,” the Delaware County Election Board Secretary added.
Following is a list of the precinct polling places open on Election Day:
Delaware County Polling Places
Precinct 1 Cleora School
Precinct 2 Bernice Senior Citizens Building
Precinct 3 Monkey Island Fire Dept.
Precinct 4 Hickory Grove Fire Dept.
Precinct 5 St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Precinct 6 Cowskin Fire Dept. #1
Precinct 7 1st United Methodist Church
Precinct 8 Butler Baptist Church
Precinct 9 Independent Baptist Church
Precinct 10 Jay Community Center
Precinct 11 Bible Baptist Church
Precinct 12 Zena Community Center
Precinct 14 1st Assembly of God Church in Jay
Precinct 15 Assembly of God Church in Topsy
Precinct 16 Jay Community Center
Precinct 17 Eucha Fire Dept.
Precinct 18 Mt. Hermon Church Rec. Building
Precinct 19 Colcord Church of Christ
Precinct 20 Kenwood Water Office
Precinct 21 Leach First Baptist Church
Precinct 22 Kansas Community Center
Precinct 23 West Siloam Fire Dept.
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