With voters heading to the poles Tuesday for local general elections, Barton County Election Officer Donna Zimmerman has some last-minute reminders.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. And, even though federal Election Law requires that voters provide identification, those who have applied for and are listed as “permanent advanced voters” (who receive their ballots by mail) don’t have to provide additional identification.
These voters have a disability or illness, and always cast advanced ballots.
However, every other voter must bring their IDs with them when they come to vote, she said.
Noon Monday is the deadline for voters to vote advanced ballots in person in Zimmerman’s office, located on the second floor of the Courthouse in room 202. Tuesday is the deadline for sick/disabled/illiterate voters to apply for an advanced voting ballot.
All advanced ballots must be returned to the County Clerk’s Office by 7 p.m., today. 
There will be a general election for city council positions in the cities of Great Bend, Hoisington, and Ellinwood, and to elect two positions for the Ellinwood Hospital District Board of Trustees. 
But, voters don’t have to come to the courthouse to vote. Below are the polling places across Barton County:
Barton County voting places 
Hoisington City: 1st and 2nd Wards - Meeting Room Number 1, Hoisington Activity Center, 1200 Susank Road, Main Entrance; 3rd and 4th Wards - Meeting Room Number 2, Hoisington Activity Center, 1200 Susank Road, Main Entrance
Great Bend City: 1st Precinct – 1st Ward - Barton County Court House, 1400 Main; 2nd Ward - First Congregational United, Church of Christ 3400 21st; 3rd Ward - Grace Community Church, 210 McKinley, North Entrance;  4th Ward - Front Door City of Great Bend, 1615 10th Street.
Ellinwood City (all Lakin and Comanche townships): St. Joseph Parish Center, 110 West 2nd, Ellinwood;
For more information, contact the Barton County Clerk’s Office at 620-793-1835.