Absentee ballots exceed 300; Election Day: Dec. 9; vote now in library

A total of 320 absentee ballots for the National Press Club elections were mailed as of the deadline at 5 p.m. Dec. 2.

Ballots can no longer be requested by mail. The hotly contested election will be held Dec. 9. Club members can vote any time between now and then in the library.

A list of candidates, candidate statements and links to both the presidential and communicator debases may be found at http://press.org/membership/elections. You'll have to log in to access them.