Some precincts to be closed

McClain County Election Board Secretary Karen Haley has announced the Paoli I-00525 School District has opted to close the polling places in McClain County for its Board of Education/Municipal General Election scheduled on April 6.

Precincts to be closed include:

• Precinct 2—Rosedale First Baptist Church; 
• Precinct 3—Mid-America Technology Center;
• Precinct 4—Wayne United Methodist Church, and
• Precinct 7—Unity Missionary Baptist Church. 

State law allows a school district to close a precinct polling place if the entire precinct is not contained within the district’s boundaries and if there are fewer than 100 registered voters in that part of the precinct that is inside the school district. 

There are approximately nine voters in the part of Precinct 2, approximately 11 voters in the part of Precinct 3, approximately one voter in the part of Precinct 4, and approximately seven voters in the part of Precinct 7 that are located in the Paoli I-0025 School District.

Voters who are registered in Precincts 2, 3, 4 and 7 at addresses located in the Paoli I-00525 School District will receive an application for absentee ballots from the McClain County Election Board.  They can fill out, sign and return the application form to the McClain County Election Board to have a ballot mailed to them. 

Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the McClain County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, for this election.

Voters who receive their absentee ballots by mail must return the voted ballot to the McClain County Election Board’s hand by 7 p.m. on election day to be counted.

These voters have the opportunity to vote by mail or may vote by absentee ballot at the McClain County Election Board office from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. April 1, or April 2.

Any registered voter in Precinct 2, 3, 4, or 7 who believes that he or she may reside in the Paoli I-00525 School District and who has not yet received an absentee ballot application from the McClain County Election Board should contact the McClain County Election Board office immediately.