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Vote-by-mail primary election applications have been mailed out in Bottineau County

By Scott Wagar

05/01/2012

This past week, vote-by-mail ballots were mailed out to Bottineau County residents. However, individuals, who didn’t receive vote-by-mail ballots last week, but want to use the mail-in process, can do so by taking one simple step.

Individuals who didn’t receive vote-by mail ballots last week via the U.S. Postal Service, but want to use the process in the June 12 primary election, can do so by contacting the Bottineau County Auditor’s Office at 228-2225 and request to be placed on the Vote-by-mail list.

VOTE-BY-MAIL

The manner in which the vote-by-mail election system works is an easy process. Residents, who request vote-by-mail ballots, will receive the application (which is in the form of a post card) in the mail. Voters will have to fill out the applicator, sign the post card and return it back to the Bottineau County Auditor’s Office either in person or by mail.

Vote-by-mail ballots will then be sent to those who request them with directions of mailing the ballots back to the county auditor’s office.

If you vote by mail in June for the primary election, you will automatically receive a vote-by-mail application for the general election which will take place on November 6.

When filling out the application, individuals who want to also receive the general election ballot for the November election will have to check the “All State Wide Election” box. By doing this, the general election ballot will be mailed out automatically without county residents filling out another application for the November election.

It should be noted that all city elections in June will be the only election for city candidates. Those individuals who win city elections in June will take office starting in July of 2012.

The top two winners from each party for state and national candidates, along with the top two winners in each county commissioner districts, in the June’s primary election will be placed on the November general election ballot.     

CITY ELECTIONS

City’s elections throughout the county will also be conducted by the county this election year. Individuals who want to use the vote-by-mail process for city elections can do so by placing a check in a box on the application titled, “City” ballot.

Individuals, who are a resident of Bottineau, do not have to check the “City” box because the Bottineau’s city election will be on the primary ballot. Bottineau residents only have to check the “All State Wide Election” box.

Individuals, who just want to vote in the primary election, should check the box referring to the primary.

The mailing ballots will be sent out by the county auditor’s office starting on May 3.

VOTING IN PERSON
 
County residents who want to vote in person can do so at three different polling places on June 12, which include the Bottineau County Courthouse, Gateway Inn in Westhope and the Lansford Mall in Lansford.

This means that in the June election there will be no polling places in such towns like Willow City, Kramer, Antler, Landa, etc… These residents who want to vote in person will either have to travel to Bottineau, Westhope or Lansford to vote.

Polling places will open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

CONTACT

County residents, who have any questions about the vote-by-mail process or the June 12 election, call the county auditor’s office at 228-2225.