Absentee voting underway

Absentee voting for the November General Election is underway at county elections offices around the state, including the Oconee office on Walhalla’s S. Pine Street. By Friday morning, about 45,000 voters had applied for absentee ballots statewide. Voters who are 65 and older, who will be on vacation, or who can’t get to the polls due to their job are all qualified to vote absentee.