Deadlines for general election approaching

WINSTON COUNTY - Ballot styles for voting sites across Winston County will be the same for the upcoming Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election, with the exception of the two Haleyville voting sites.
The Neighborhood Facilities Building and Haleyville Senior Center will each have two ballot styles because of where Alabama House district lines fall.  Some residents will vote in the Alabama House District 17 race, where Republican Phil Segraves is running unopposed, while others will vote in the House Representative District 14 race, where Republican Tim Wadsworth is running unopposed, election officials explained.
“It depends on where you live,” Winston County Probate Judge and Elections Manager Sheila Moore explained.
When a voter produces a valid photo ID at the polling sites in Haleyville, the poll worker will see the address of the individual and know whether or not the address of that voter at the NFB or Haleyville Senior Center, will vote in House District 17 or House District 14, Moore said.
This information will have already been provided by the Winston County Board of Registrars office.  The board has a district map provided by the state. This determines whether  voters at the Haleyville polling sites will receive ballot style 1 or ballot style 2, Moore further explained.
“It has your address on there. Based on your address, then that is what street file has to be put in,” Moore continued.
“It depends on where the district lines are,” Moore said. “It depends on where you live.”

Rules for polling sites, voting

Polling locations throughout Winston County will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. November 3, with registered voters needing to present a valid photo identification with a visible expiration date in order to be allowed to vote, Moore explained.
The only difference in polling sites for Winston County will be the new site at the newly constructed Ashridge Community Center.  Voters in Ashridge had previously voted at the Ashridge Fire Station, Moore confirmed.
No matter the location of the polling site, rules for voters are the same, Moore said.
“It’s not time for you to get caught up with someone you have not seen in a long time,” Moore stressed. “You need to be respectful of other people coming in to vote. You need to go in, vote and leave.”
Campaigning is not allowed within 30 feet of an entrance of a voting site, Moore continued. 
“A voter can wear candidate-of-their-choice shirts, hats or buttons going in to vote, but the poll workers cannot,” she said.
Moore stressed that each election is important and voters should exercise their right to vote by turning out at the polls November. 3.

Election deadlines approaching

The last day a person can register to vote for the November 3, general election is Thursday, Oct. 19, at 4:30 p.m. at the Winston County Board of Registrars office, located in the county courthouse in Double Springs, Moore explained.  Alabamians can also register to vote online on the Alabama Secretary of State’s website, www.sos.alabama.gov.
The last day a person can apply in person for an absentee ballot, if unable to vote at the polls on election day,  is Thursday, Oct 29, Moore stated.
To apply in person for an absentee ballot, go by the office of Absentee Election Manager Dallas Baldwin,  at the Winston County Commission office in the county courthouse between 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or contact her at (205) 489-5026, officials said.
“If you are going to vote absentee, I would come in person, as close as it is to election time,” Moore suggested.
Any delays in the mail service could possibly cause a delay that might cause a voter to miss a deadline, Moore indicated.