In-person absentee voting now underway in Williamsburg

If you are going to be out of town or physically unable to go vote on Election Day, which is on Tuesday, May 16, or you will be unable to go to the polls to vote during in-person early voting on Thursday, May 11, through Saturday, May 13, but you still want to cast a ballot, then you are in luck.

In-person absentee voting will take place starting Wednesday, May 3, through Friday, May 5, and again from Monday, May 8, through Wednesday, May 10, and can only be done at the Whitley County Clerk’s Office at the old Whitley County Courthouse in Williamsburg. Voting times will be 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. each of those days.

It is for voters with valid excuses for not being able to vote on Election Day or during the regular in-person early voting period.

There will be in-person early voting for everyone on Thursday, May 11, Friday May 12, and Saturday, May 13. Voting will take place from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. all three days and can be done either at the clerk’s office in the old courthouse in Williamsburg, or inside the old district courtroom at the old Corbin City Hall.

Election Day voting will take place from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, at eight voting centers located throughout Whitley County, including locations at Williamsburg Independent School, Whitley County High School, Pleasant View Elementary School, Whitley East Elementary School, Whitley North Elementary School, Oak Grove Elementary School, Corbin City Hall and Sanders Creek Church, which is in the Canadatown area.

Previously, you could only cast your Election Day ballot at your voting precinct out of which there were 36 located in Whitley County, but now you can cast your Election Day ballot at any of the eight new voting centers.

There are no local races on the ballot, but there are several statewide races, including both Republican and Democratic primary elections for governor and commissioner of agriculture.

There will also be Republican primary elections for secretary of state, auditor of public accounts and state treasurer.

For a complete breakdown of races on the ballot, see the sample ballot, which appears on page A-7 in this week’s edition of the News Journal.