Interest continues at a high level for mail ballots, according to Lyon County Clerk and Election Officer Tammy Vopat.
Lyon County had over 3,700 requests for mail ballots for the August primary, setting a record for the county. Vopat expects there will be even more requests for the general election Nov. 3.
People can get a mail ballot by going online to www.ksvotes.org or to the Lyon County Election Office slot under the Government drop-down tab at www.lyoncounty.org. People can also call the Election Office at 341-3245 for an application.
Voter registration ends Oct. 13. Mail ballots will be mailed to residents wanting them on Oct. 14. The deadline to apply for a mail ballot is Oct. 27. Special dropboxes from the Kansas Secretary of State’s Offices should be delivered and ready for use next month.
In case you’re wondering, it is illegal to vote more than once, even after President Trump told North Carolina voters earlier this month to vote twice, once by mail and once in person, as a system stress test. Vopat says residents that request a mail ballot essentially commit to that process and their request is counted as a vote, even though the ballot data won’t be tabulated until Election Night. The Secretary of State’s Office says voters can cast provisional ballots, and county election officials will then check after the election to see whether a mail ballot was submitted. If it was, the provisional ballot is dismissed. If not, the provisional ballot is counted.
