THE 2012 PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, MAY 22ND, 2012.

DATES TO REMEMBER FOR THE PRIMARY ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• NOW THRU MAY 15TH – VOTERS MAY APPLY FOR ABSENTEE PAPER BALLOTS IF THEY ARE:
• UNABLE TO GO TO THE POLLS DUE TO AGE, DISABILITY, OR ILLNESS
• A STUDENT WHO TEMPORARILY RESIDES OUTSIDE THE COUNTY (MUST BE MAILED TO OUT OF COUNTY ADDRESS)
• A VOTER WHO TEMPORARILY RESIDES OUT OF STATE (MUST BE MAILED TO OUT OF STATE ADDRESS)
• A PERSON INCARCERATED IN JAIL – NOT CONVICTED OF A FELONY
• A PERSON WHOSE EMPLOYMENT LOCATION REQUIRES THEM TO BE ABSENT FROM THE COUNTY ALL HOURS AND ALL DAYS ABSENTEE VOTING BY MACHINE IS CONDUCTED
• MILITARY PERSONNEL CONFINED TO A MILITARY BASE ON ELECTION DAY
• FORMPRESIDENTIAL BALLOT ONLY: MOVED TO ANOTHER STATE AFTER ITS REGISTRATION BOOKS CLOSED

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE IN OUR OFFICE BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MAY 15TH – NO EXCEPTIONS CAN BE MADE.

• APRIL 23RD IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR MAKE ADDRESS CHANGES FOR THE MAY PRIMARY.  (PLEASE TRY TO UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS BEFORE THIS DATE; THIS WILL ALLOW TIME TO HAVE YOUR NAME IN THE CORRECT ROSTERBOOK.)

• APRIL 30TH – IN-HOUSE ABSENTEE WILL OPEN FOR VOTERS WHO:
• WILL BE OUT OF TOWN ON ELECTION DAY
• HAVE SURGERY SCHEDULED THAT WILL REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION ON ELECTION DAY ( SPOUSE IS ELIGIBLE AS WELL)
• HAVE MOVED TO ANOTHER STATE AFTER ITS REGISTRATION BOOKS CLOSED (THIS IS FOR A PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT ONLY)
• ARE WOMEN IN THEIR LAST TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY

• MAY 9TH THRU MAY 22ND – ANY VOTER WHO HAS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY MAY VOTE USING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY PAPER BALLOT (SPOUSE IS ELIGIBLE AS WELL)

**PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 22ND**
**VOTE AND LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD**