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Political Calendar
Absentee Ballot Application
Voter Registration
http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/voteapp.pdf
VOTER REGISTRATION and
ABSENTEE BALLOT INFORMATION
Registering to vote is simple and convenient. A person may
obtain a voter registration application at the office of
their county election commissioner (auditor) or by logging
on to
http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/voterreg/reg_to_vote.html
You must remember a few key things in order to register to
vote in Iowa, you must:
• Be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Iowa
• Be at least 17-1/2 years old.
• Not currently be judged “incompetent” to vote by a
court.
• Not be registered or able to vote in another state
Voters who are registered in Iowa, but have recently moved
must reregister in accordance with registration deadlines.
ABSENTEE VOTING
REQUESTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT
A person wishing to request an absentee ballot must do so
with the official form prescribed by the Iowa Secretary of
State. The form can be requested through your local county
auditor, through the Secretary of State’s office, through
your local county political party, or even from a
candidate running for office in your area.
The only information required on the form is:
Date of Election
Party in which you are voting (during primary elections)
Signature and date of request
And any such other information the auditor may need to
assist in identifying your record in the file.
If you give your request to someone to be delivered to the
auditor, make sure that you receive a receipt. Your
request must be submitted to the auditor within 72 hours
of its receipt.
UPON BALLOT RECEIPT
Once you have received your ballot in the mail, you may
return it by:
Mailing your ballot to your auditor in the postage paid
envelope you receive when it arrives at your home.
Delivering it to the County Auditor’s office
Allowing a trained courier to return your ballot to the
auditor.
o The courier must give you a receipt upon picking up your
ballot. The ballot must be in its security envelope.
o Ask the courier to show you their credentials to ensure
the safety of your ballot
Once you have placed your ballot in the affidavit
envelope and it has been sealed, it may not be reopened.
Opening the affidavit envelope will spoil the ballot. If
for some reason, you must remove the ballot from the
affidavit envelope after it has been sealed, please call
your county auditor for advice.
A courier may not mail any absentee ballot other than
their own. Only an immediate family member may place an
absentee ballot in the mail for a family member. Immediate
family is defined as: husband, wife, children 18 or older
(including step-children), grand-children 18 years or
older, parent, grandparent, sister or brother 18 years or
older.
You may take your absentee ballot to the polls,
surrender it and vote at the polls
If you lose your absentee ballot, you may still vote at
the polls by casting a provisional ballot. If the election
workers challenge this activity have them place a call to
the county auditor.
IMPORTANT DATES
October 28, Last day to register to vote.
• Make certain all outstanding voter registration forms
are submitted to the County Auditor by 5:00 pm.
November 3, Last day to request absentee ballot.
• All absentee ballot requests must be received by the
County Auditor by 5:00 pm.
November 6, Last day to postmark an absentee ballot.
November 7, Election Day.
http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/auditors/AuditorsList.html
Contact your County Auditor for the exact location of your
polling place.
• Absentee ballots delivered in person must be turned in
to the County Auditor by the close of polls.
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