Just a few more days remain to vote absentee prior to the November General Election.

While there are some limitations on who can vote absentee in Mississippi, several factors will allow a person to do so. Any qualified voter can vote absentee if: he or she will be away from his or her county of residence on election day for any reason; he or she has a physical disability that will prevent them from being able to vote without substantial hardship (or their caregiver); work will prevent him or her from voting during polling hours; or they are age 65 and older.

Absentee voting can be done in the office of the county Circuit Clerk, 301 South First St., Brookhaven, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., and from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Oct. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 5. No absentee voting can be done after noon Nov. 5.

Mail-out absentee voting is open to voters who are temporarily outside of the county (for work or school), overseas, in the military, over the age of 65, and temporarily or permanently physically disabled. Email absentee voting is only available to those who are in the military or overseas.

Tuesday, Nov. 8, is General Election/Special Election Day. Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Lincoln County has 30 polling precincts. A map of precincts is available online at www.DustinBairfield.com. Any voter who is unsure where to vote should contact Circuit Clerk Bairfield’s office at 601-835-3435.

On the ballot

Eight offices will be on the Lincoln County ballot. Six feature unopposed candidates. These include: Brookhaven School District Board of Trustees incumbent member Erin W. Smith; Lincoln County School Board District 5 newcomer Joe Portrey; Lincoln County Chancery Court incumbent Judge Joseph Durr; and 14th Judicial District Circuit Court incumbent judges Michael Taylor and David Strong Jr.

In the single Special Election category, incumbent County Election Commissioner District 2 Janice Hart Haley is running unopposed for a one-year term.

The two offices that are contested are for U.S. House of Representatives Third Congressional District, and Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 1.

First-term incumbent Congressman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) will face a challenger in Democrat hopeful Shuwaski Young.

Two-term incumbent Judge Virginia Carlton seeks to keep her Court of Appeals bench, facing Jackson attorney challenger Bruce W. Burton.

There will be no runoff elections.

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