Tulsa County voters can cast early ballots at four sites for the Nov. 3 general election, with a four-day window running Oct. 28 through Oct. 31.

The absentee ballot request deadline hits first. Voters who want a mail-in ballot must apply by 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, through the OK Voter Portal or by paper application to the Tulsa County Election Board.

Any eligible registered Tulsa County voter may vote at any of these locations. The four early voting locations, as confirmed by the election board, are:

  • Tulsa County Election Board headquarters, 12000 E. Skelly Drive
  • Tulsa Technology Center, Broken Arrow campus, 4000 W. Florence St.
  • O'Brien Park Community Center, 6149 N. Lewis Ave.
  • Chandler Park Community Center, 6500 W. 21st St.

Sites are open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Four sites is double what the county has offered in past cycles. The Tulsa County Election Board typically provided two locations for large elections, The Oklahoma Eagle reported. Advocates in north Tulsa had pushed for an additional site ahead of the Aug. 25 election but were turned down.

"With these additional sites we are making available early voting sites in the north, south, east and west quadrants of Tulsa County to better serve our voters," Gwen Freeman, secretary of the Tulsa County Election Board, said Sept. 28, when the expansion was announced.

The election board moved its headquarters to east Tulsa in March after officials said they outgrew the old facility north of downtown, according to The Oklahoma Eagle.

Oklahoma's four-day early voting period ranks among the shortest in the country. Early in-person voting periods average 20 days among states offering the option, according to NCSL, as reported by The Black Wall Street Times. Among states with standard early voting, only Kentucky's three-day window is shorter. Alabama, Mississippi and New Hampshire offer no standard early voting at all.

No excuse is needed to vote early.

The short window comes in a state with historically low turnout. In the 2020 general election, 55% of eligible Oklahomans voted, the lowest rate among 50 states and Washington, D.C., according to Oklahoma Watch. In the 2022 midterms, that figure fell to 40%, the sixth-lowest nationally.

The Nov. 3 ballot includes races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state superintendent and Congress, along with judicial retention votes and State Question 847 (SQ 847). The measure would lower constitutional limits on annual property-tax assessment increases. SQ 845 also appears on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Voters may show a qualifying government-issued photo ID or their free county-issued voter identification card. Photo identification must expire after Election Day unless it is valid indefinitely. Voters without acceptable identification may cast a provisional ballot and sign a sworn affidavit, subject to verification by election officials.

Hand-delivered absentee ballots are due by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at the election board office. Mailed absentee ballots must arrive by 7 p.m. on Election Day. On Nov. 3, polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at assigned precinct locations; the election board headquarters is not an Election Day polling place.