Voters this week who have not applied for a mail-in ballot received from the Secretary of State's office notice there is still time to get one and a DeWitt County official indicates that set off a firestorm of worried residents.

DeWitt County Clerk Dana Smith tells Regional Radio News they have been inundated with phone calls from residents who are confused and wondering if this notice means precincts will be closing. Smith says this is not the case that in-person voting is still scheduled in DeWitt County.

According to Smith, early voting beings next week and is not the same as voting by mail. Smith explains early voting is done in-person and you submit your ballot like you do when you vote at a precinct.

Smith stresses locally all polling places are opening and will be for election day.