Covington, Oklahoma Public Records

Registration deadlines fall 25 days prior to any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Oklahoma residents, and at least 18 years old by the next election date; online registration requires a valid Oklahoma driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number. As an unincorporated community, Covington does not conduct municipal elections for mayor or city council since there is no incorporated city government. Residents participate in Garfield County elections for county commissioners (three districts), sheriff, county clerk, county treasurer, county assessor, district attorney, and county judge positions, most contested in partisan primaries and general elections on four-year cycles. State elections occur in even-numbered years, with the general election held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Covington voters are published by the Oklahoma State Election Board (https://oklahoma.gov/elections.html). Residents vote in State House District 58 and State Senate District 20, boundaries that may be adjusted following redistricting. Polling place assignments for the area are typically at the Covington-Douglas School or other designated nearby locations; voters can confirm their specific polling place through the Oklahoma Voter Portal by entering their residential address. Oklahoma offers absentee voting by mail for any reason; voters may request absentee ballots online through the Portal or by submitting a written application to the County Election Board beginning 90 days before an election and up to 5:00 p.m. On the Wednesday preceding the election. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the Election Board by 7:00 p.m. On Election Day (postmarks do not extend the deadline). Early in-person voting is available at the County Election Board office beginning the Thursday before the election through the Saturday before Election Day during specified hours. Election records publicly accessible under Oklahoma law include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance reports for candidates and political action committees (filed with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission at www.ok.gov/ethics), candidate filings and declarations showing who qualified for the ballot, and precinct-level election results showing vote totals by race and geographic area, all available through the County Election Board or the Oklahoma State Election Board at www.ok.gov/elections.