RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — Pope County voters get their first Saturday early-voting session today, Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pope County Election Commission headquarters at 1509 East Main Street in Russellville.
Through Friday, Pope County had recorded 4,798 early votes, according to the Pope County Clerk’s Office. The daily totals were 954 on Monday, 1,032 on Tuesday, 950 on Wednesday, 886 on Thursday and 976 on Friday.
Yell County had recorded 1,149 total early votes as of Friday night, a cumulative total reported to the Record.
Where and when to vote early in Pope County
All early voting in Pope County takes place at the Pope County Election Commission headquarters.
The hours are:
Monday through Friday, Oct. 19-30, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
Saturday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
and Monday, Nov. 2, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is no voting on Sundays.
Where and when to vote early in Yell County
Yell County has two early-voting sites, and any registered Yell County voter can use either one: the Yell County Election Center, 1002 East 8th Street in Danville and the Dardanelle Community Center, 2011 State Highway 22 West.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, with the last day, Monday, Nov. 2, ending at 5 p.m.
Election Day
On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, polls will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Pope County uses a vote center system, so registered voters may cast ballots at any of the county’s seven vote centers, regardless of where they live in Pope County.
Those centers are:
Atkins, W.J. Matthews Civic Center, 108 West Main Street;
Dover, Dover Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 96 AR-164;
Crow Mountain, Crow Mountain Baptist Church, 1138 Crow Mountain Road, Russellville;
Hector, Hector First Assembly of God Church, 11421 State Highway 27;
London, London Old City Hall, 3734 State Highway 33;
Pottsville, Pottsville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 11 East Ash Street;
Russellville, Pope County Election Commission headquarters, 1509 East Main Street, Suite 7.
For absentee voting, voters who qualify should contact the Pope County Clerk’s Office at 100 West Main Street in Russellville.
Applications submitted by mail or electronically must be received at least seven days before the election, making Tuesday, Oct. 27, the deadline, and the deadline to apply in person is Friday, Oct. 30.
Completed absentee ballots returned in person or by a designated bearer must reach the clerk’s office by the close of business Oct. 30, and ballots returned by mail must arrive by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
Questions about voter registration, address changes or absentee voting can be directed to the Pope County Clerk’s Office at 479-968-6064, and questions about vote centers or voting procedures to the Pope County Election Commission at 479-280-1905.
