2008 Election Information

General Election-Tuesday, November 4th

Registering to Vote:
Registration closes fourteen (14) days prior to each election.
General Election deadline is October 20th.

You may register at the County Clerk’s office or download a Voter Registration Application and mail to the County Clerk’s office.

To register, you must be a United States Citizen, Kansas resident and you must be 18 years of age to vote.

Three Voting Options in Clay County:

Voting in Person by Advance
You do not need an excuse to vote early. Advance voting for the General Election will begin October 16th and ends November 3rd at noon. Extended hours for advance voting will be announced at a later date.

Voting by Mail in Advance
To vote by mail you must complete an Application for an Advance Ballot. Your completed application must be received at the County Clerk’s office by the Friday prior to the election. Submit your application early to avoid delays!

Your completed ballot may be returned by mail or hand delivered to the County Clerk’s Office. The ballot must be received at the County Clerk’s office before 7:00 p.m. election day.

Voting at the Polls
Voting hours at the polls Election Day is 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Catholic Parish Center
1st Ward
2nd Ward
3rd Ward

First Baptist Church
4th Ward
Blaine
Bloom
Clay Center Twp
Exeter
Five Creeks
Garfield
Goshen
Grant
Hayes
Highland
Mulberry
Sherman

Wakefield United Methodist Church
Athelstane
Chapman
Gill
Oakland
Republican
Union

2008 Candidate Filings for November 4th General Election

County Commissioner 2nd District
Mike Spicer

County Commissioner 3rd District
David M. Thurlow

County Clerk
Kayla Wang

Register of Deeds
Virginia G. Link

County Treasurer
Christine Swaim

County Attorney
Richard E. James

Sheriff
Charles D. Dunn (incumbent)
Seth R. Louks

Hospital Trustee Pos. #2 (Just city votes on)
Sandy Fox

Hospital Trustee Pos. #4 (All townships & little cities vote on)
Ron Roth
Richard Cott

Hospital Trustee Pos. #5 (All townships & little cities vote on)
Jeff Yarrow