Law Firm, League Of Women Voters To Hold Notary Events Before Election

Getting an absentee ballot notarized is not required this year because of the pandemic and the state of emergency declaration in Oklahoma.

However, there are services available for notary and other absentee ballot help.

Thursday at Midwest City Library, law firm GableGotwals will be hosting a drive by notary clinic. They plan to have another one in Oklahoma City next week. It will be from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.; 4:30 - 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, at Scott Rice Workspace Solutions at 6900 N. Bryant Ave (near I-44 and I-35 junction).

The League of Women voters will also be holding notary events five days a week until November, including one Thursday at Kindred Spirits from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

"Requiring voters to get their ballots notarized, or even to attach a copy of their identification as the state is allowing during the pandemic, is a barrier that has a disproportionate impact on the elderly and the working class," OKC League President Jan Largent says. "The process is confusing; our notaries can help voters avoid mistakes that invalidated more than 3 thousand votes in June."

In Oklahoma nearly 280 thousand absentee ballots have been requested for this election, doubling the record set in June.