Early voting in the Nov. 4 city and school election started on Wednesday. County auditors’ offices have begun mailing out absentee ballots requested by voters and are opening their doors for early in-person voting. Early in-person voting will run through Monday, Nov. 3, the day before Election Day, and all mail-in absentee ballots must be received in the auditor’s office by 8 p.m. on Nov. 4, when the polls close.
Voters wanting to request an absentee ballot by mail must submit a written request form to their auditor’s office by next Monday, Oct. 20. That’s also the final chance to register to vote before Election Day. Same-day registration will be available at all polling places on Election Day.
To register to vote, one of the following forms of ID is necessary.
• Iowa Voter Identification Card
• Iowa Driver’s License
• Iowa Non-Operator ID
• U.S. Military ID or Veteran ID
• U.S. Passport
• Tribal ID Card/Document
If you have moved since the last time you voted, and your ID does not have your current address, you will need to provide proof of your current residence. According to the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office, the following forms of proof of residence are acceptable.
• Residential lease
• Utility bill, including a cell phone bill
• Bank statement
• Paycheck
• Government check
• Other government document
• Property tax statement
Since 2017, Iowans have been required to produce ID in order to exercise their right to vote. Any of the forms of ID listed above are considered acceptable.
Early voting in Johnson County
Both early in-person early voting at the auditor’s office in the Johnson County Administration Building in Iowa City (913 S Dubuque St) and drive-through voting at the Johnson County Health and Human Services Building’s parking ramp (855 S Dubuque St) are available. Hours for voting at the office and the parking ramp are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays through Monday, Nov. 3.
Both sites will also be open on the weekend before Election Day. Early voters will be able to cast a ballot from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, and on Sunday, Nov. 2, the hours will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In addition to those sites, there will also be six satellite locations for early voting. Two are in Iowa City, three are in Coralville and one is in North Liberty.
Iowa City
• Fountain Lobby at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (200 Hawkins Dr)– Wednesday, Oct. 22 and Thursday, Oct. 23, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Iowa City Public Library (123 S Linn St) – Saturday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 26, noon-5 p.m.
Coralville
• University of Iowa Health Care – Iowa River Landing Clinic (920 E 2nd Ave) – Monday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
• University of Iowa Health Care – Health Care Support Services Building (3281 Ridgeway Dr) – Tuesday, Oct. 21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Coralville Public Library (1401 5th St) – Saturday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m, and Sunday, Nov. 2, noon-4 p.m.
North Liberty
• North Liberty City Hall (360 N. Main St) – Saturday, Nov. 1, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 2, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Early voting in Linn County
Voters may cast their ballots in the Linn County Auditor’s Office in the Jean Oxley Public Service Center in Cedar Rapids (935 2nd St SW). Hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Linn County will have four satellite voting locations, all in Cedar Rapids.
• Lindale Mall (4444 1st Ave NE) – Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m., through Nov. 1, and Sundays through Nov. 2, noon-5 p.m.
• Kennedy High School (4545 Wenig Rd NE) – Friday, Oct. 17, noon-6 p.m.
• LADD Library (3750 Williams Blvd SW) – Saturday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 19, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
• Cedar Rapids Downtown Library (450 5th Ave SE) – Saturday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 26, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Anyone with questions about voting should contact their auditor’s office. The Johnson County Auditor’s Office can be reached by email at elections@johnsoncountyiowa.gov and by phone at 319-356-6004. For Linn County, the email address is elections@linncountyiowa.gov and the phone number for the elections office is 319-892-5300.
