The filing period for the 10 Pontotoc County school board seats and three Ada City Council seats ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, after The Ada News press deadline.

Candidates for the Board of Education in eight Pontotoc County school districts can file their Declarations of Candidacy from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 7 through Wednesday, December 9.

Voters filled polling places Tuesday morning as they cast their ballots in the general election.

Early voting for the general election will be held at the Pontotoc County Agri-plex, 1710 N. Broadway in Ada, Thursday, October 29, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, October 30, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, October 31, from 9  a.m. to 2  p.m. 

The number absentee applications are up for this election as many Pontotoc County voters are choosing to use mailed absentee ballots for the upcoming general election.

Early voting in Pontotoc County for the November 3 general election will be held at the Pontotoc County Agri-plex, 1710 N. Broadway, Entrance 1.

Here is information about voter registration in advance of the Nov. 3 General Election, which includes the U.S. presidential election, federal and state legislative races, and state questions.