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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Richard Struckhoff

September 27, 2005 868-4055

NEW BALLOTS READY FOR NOVEMBER

Greene County Clerk Richard Struckhoff announced today absentee ballots are available for eligible voters in Greene County who are unable to go to their regular polling place on November 8th. “This will be the first countywide election conducted on our new precinct-based optical scan voting system,” Struckhoff said. “All registered voters in the County can participate in this election.” The Greene County Commission is asking voters for a quarter-cent increase in its sales tax for childhood development programs and law enforcement. A portion of the sales tax—one-eighth of a cent—will sunset after five years.

Absentee ballots may be voted in the Clerk’s office on the first floor of the Greene County Courthouse (Room 113), 940 Boonville, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, until 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election. Missouri law limits the use of absentee ballots to voters who will be out of the county on election day, or who are ill or incapacitated, or for other legal reasons.

Homebound or out-of-town voters may request an absentee ballot by mail. These requests must be signed by the voters and received in the clerk’s office no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the election—November 2nd. Mailed ballots must be voted, notarized, returned by mail, and received in the clerk’s office before 7:00 p.m. on election day. Questions about absentee voting should be directed to Struckhoff’s office at 868-4055.

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