With the extremely high interest in both the national and local political races we are expecting a very heavy voter turnout for this election, and this week's early voting numbers confirm this! Hopefully we will see first-timers coming in to vote, both young and well, the not so young! For this reason we thought it appropriate to offer some guidance on how to cast your ballot on election day at our Precinct 50 Central Baptist Church location which will use the Optical Scan System to tabulate your vote. It's as simple as 1-2-3-Vote:
1. Receive Ballot - A poll worker issues a paper ballot and directs you to a voting booth.
2. Select - To select your candidate, use a pen to fill in the oval beside the candidate's name you wish to choose.
3. Review - Check your ballot carefully for overvotes or undervotes and for any votes you may wish to change. *If you make a mistake, simply ask the poll worker for another ballot; you may spoil up to two and vote a third.
4. Vote - Place your ballot in the optical scanner (after leaving the voting booth.).
* What if you make a mistake on your ballot? If you have not yet put your ballot into the ballot box, you may ask an election official for another ballot. You will be asked to sign a Spoiled Ballot Affidavit. Do not hesitate to start over. You may "spoil" up to two ballots and receive another (three ballots total). Once you drop your ballot in the ballot box, no changes can be made.
You should be receiving a sample Precinct 50 ballot with your NLAN Newsletter, mailed to arrive at your home tomorrow Saturday the 25th. Our thanks to Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels for his complimentary issue "Voting 101 - A Pocket Guide to Voting in the Natural State". www.sos.arkansas.gov
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