With Barton County voters casting their ballots for the general election Tuesday, Election Officer Donna Zimmerman wanted to remind voters of the polling places and other last-minute election information. This is particularly important considering the COVID-19 pandemic, and since new drive-up ballot boxes are available.
• “Polls will be open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. and voters are reminded to bring their photo ID with them,” she said. In addition, advance voting is available until noon Monday at the County Clerk’s Office on the second floor of the Barton County Courthouse, 1400 Main in Great Bend.
• Also new in 2020 were the drive-up ballot drop boxes located at Central Kansas Community Corrections in Great Bend and the Hoisington City Building in Hoisington, she said. These will be open for voters to drop their ballots until exactly 7 p.m. on Tuesday, and there is no postage is required, she said.
After that, they will be locked until the next election
• “Mailed ballots can also be hand delivered to our office until 7 p.m. on Election Day or hand delivered to any polling location, Zimmerman said. They can also be mailed to her office, but must be postmarked on or before election day and received on or before the Friday following the election.
• As for COVID-19, Zimmerman assures voters many safety protocols are in place.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available, Zimmerman said. In addition, election workers will frequently sanitize high touch surfaces, voting equipment will be sanitized prior to each use, and they will have sanitized stylus pens available for use in voting.
Polling places include:
Great Bend City
• 1st Ward – Great Bend Activity Center, 2715 -18th, use east main entrance
• 2nd Ward – Prince of Peace St. Patrick’s Parish Center, 4100 Broadway
• 3rd Ward Grace Community Church, 210 McKinley, use north entrance
• 4th Ward – Great Bend Recreation Center Burnside Room, 1214 Stone
New ballot drop boxes
Central Kansas Community Corrections – 1208 Kansas, enter in the alley behind the Golden Belt Cinema 6, in Great Bend
Hoisington City Building – 109 E. First St., located in the alley next to the utility drop box, Hoisington
At both locations, no postage is required.
Hoisington City
• First and Second Wards – Hoisington Activity Center, 1200 Susank Rd. Hoisington, main entrance
• Third and Fourth Wards – Hoisington Activity Center, main entrance
Townships
• Albion Township – Hoisington Activity Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 1200 Susank Rd. Hoisington, entrance on northeast side
• Eureka Township – Hoisington Activity Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 1200 Susank Rd. Hoisington, entrance on northeast side
• Fairview Township – Hoisington Activity Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 1200 Susank Rd. Hoisington, entrance on northeast side
• Grant Township – Hoisington Activity Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 1200 Susank Rd. Hoisington, entrance on northeast side
• North Homestead Township – Hoisington Activity Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 1200 Susank Rd. Hoisington, entrance on northeast side
• South Homestead Township – Hoisington Activity Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 1200 Susank Rd. Hoisington, entrance on northeast side
• Union Township – Hoisington Activity Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 1200 Susank Rd. Hoisington, entrance on northeast side
• Walnut-Albert Township – Hoisington Activity Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 1200 Susank Rd. Hoisington, entrance on northeast side
• Walut-Olmitz Township – Hoisington Activity Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 1200 Susank Rd. Hoisington, entrance on northeast side
• Wheatland Township – Hoisington Activity Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 1200 Susank Rd. Hoisington, entrance on northeast side
• Claflin City – Immaculate Conception Parish Hall 110 E. Williamson, Claflin
• Beaver Township – Immaculate Conception Parish Hall 110 E. Williamson, Claflin
• Cheyenne Township – Immaculate Conception Parish Hall 110 E. Williamson, Claflin
• Cleveland Township – Immaculate Conception Parish Hall 110 E. Williamson, Claflin
• Independent Township – Immaculate Conception Parish Hall 110 E. Williamson, Claflin
• Logan Township – Immaculate Conception Parish Hall 110 E. Williamson, Claflin
• Ellinwood City – St. Joseph Parish Center, 110 West Second, Ellinwood
• Comanche Township – St. Joseph Parish Center, 110 West Second, Ellinwood
• Great Bend Township - A (USD 355) – St. Joseph Parish Center, 110 West Second, Ellinwood
• Lakin Township – St. Joseph Parish Center, 110 West Second, Ellinwood
• Stafford County voters in USD 355 – St. Joseph Parish Center, 110 West Second, Ellinwood
• Great Bend Township A – Sheriff’s Firing Range Training Facility, 396 NE 30 Rd.
• Pawnee Rock City – Faith Community Church Family Center 293 West Barton County Road, south entrance
• Buffalo Township – Faith Community Church Family Center 293 West Barton County Road, south entrance
• Clarence Township – Faith Community Church Family Center 293 West Barton County Road, south entrance
• Great Bend Township B – Faith Community Church Family Center 293 West Barton County Road, south entrance
• Liberty Township – Faith Community Church Family Center 293 West Barton County Road, south entrance
• Pawnee Rock Township – Faith Community Church Family Center 293 West Barton County Road, south entrance
• South Bend Township – Faith Community Church Family Center 293 West Barton County Road, south entrance
• Stafford County voters in USD 428 – Faith Community Church Family Center 293 West Barton County Road, south entrance
For more election information, contact the County Clerk’s Office by dialing 620-793-1835.
