Here are some reminders from Montgomery County Auditor Stephanie Burke, with regard to the Nov. 3rd General Election:

• The Montgomery County Auditor’s office will be open Saturday, October 24 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday, October 31 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• The deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail is 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 24. It is also voter preregistration deadline. If you did not register to vote before October 24, 2020, you can register on Election Day or if you vote absentee in-person at the Auditor’s office. You must provide proof of both your identity and residency.
• Saturday, October 31, 2020 – Auditor’s office is open from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. for absentee voting and election business.
• Monday, November 2, 2020 – Last day to vote an absentee ballot in-person at the Auditor’s office.
• Polls are open from 7 a.m. – 9 p.m. on November 3, 2020 Election Day.

If you have an absentee ballot and are done voting, please send the ballot back to the Auditor’s office as soon as possible. You can mail, hand deliver it to the Auditor’s office or drop it off in the official county drop box located South of the Courthouse on Coolbaugh Street. Absentee ballots must be received no later than the close of the polls on Election Day. Mailed ballots returned by mail and received after Election Day must be postmarked on or before November 2 and received by November 9 to be counted. Absentee ballots are opened and counted on Election Day and is open to the public.

If you have any questions, please contact the Auditor’s office at 623-5127.