Ballots available online

•February 17, 2016•

By Mike Brothers

Specimen ballots for the March 15, 2016 General Primary Election are published as a special insert with the Wednesday, February 17 edition of the News Progress.

Included are both the Republican and Democratic specimen ballots along with one property sale proposition affecting the voters of Arthur.

This is the first year for the Unisyn Optical Scan and Touch Screen tabulating equipment. There will be a public test of the new system at 10 a.m. March 7 in the Elections Counting Center Room on the first floor of the Moultrie County Courthouse.

The grace period for registration and voting is February 17-March 15. With two forms of identification a voter may register, change name, or change an address at the county clerk’s office.

Voters wishing to vote by mail may obtain an application from the Moultrie County Clerk’s website http://www/moultriecountyil.com      Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.