Courthouse To Open Saturday For Absentee Ballots

Grace Campbell shows what it's going to look like for absentee voters at the Morgan County Courthouse Saturday.

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New information.... the morgan county courthouse will open saturday for people who want to drop off their absentee ballots, but don't have the time to stop by during the week.

Waay 31's grace campbell shows us what it's going to look like for absentee voters on saturday.

The courthouse will be open from 10 a.m.

To 2 p.m.

On saturday, and only 4 voters will be allowed in the office at the same time.

To make sure people can remain socially distanced, voters will give the courthouse their name and phone number and then wait in their car until they're called.

Pkg: chris priest: "the absentee election is much larger than it's ever been in morgan county this election time and so just in an effort to assist individuals to have the opportunity to vote that may not be able to come monday through friday" morgan county circuit clerk, chris priest says being open on saturday gives voters who aren't able to come to the courthouse monday through friday the opportunity to perform their civic duty.

Chris priest: "we hope it gives people that opportunity that they are able to exercise their right to vote.

It's one of the founding, you know, blocks of our democracy and republic."

If you decide to vote absentee, the last day to get an absentee ballot is the 29th but you have until november second to send it in to be counted for the general election.

Chris priest: so, we send out the ballots on october 29th, to get the ballot back we have to have it back by tuesday noon november 3rd, but it has to be postmarked monday november 2nd."

Look live not shot if you do not get an absentee ballot by the 29th and want to vote in the general election, you will have to go to your polling location.

In decatur, grace campbell waay 31 news.