Election Day for the open Iowa City Council seat in District C is Tuesday. Unlike the primary election on Feb. 4, in which only residents of District C could vote, all registered voters in Iowa City will be able to vote in the special election on Tuesday.
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Early voting enters its final days in Iowa
In the last presidential election four years ago, voters using mail-in absentee ballots just had to make sure their ballots were in the mail and postmarked by Election Day. As long as those ballots were received by the auditor’s office in the county where the voter lives by the end of the Monday following Election […]
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Where to go and what you need to vote early this weekend
As the 2024 general election enters its penultimate weekend, registered voters will be able to cast an early ballot in many counties around the state on Saturday, and in a few on Sunday. Except in Polk County, any registered voter will be able to vote at any satellite early location in their county. In Polk, […]
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How to vote early in Johnson County and Linn County
Early voting in the Nov. 5 general election starts on Wednesday. County auditors’ offices will begin mailing out absentee ballots requested by voters and opening their doors for early in-person voting. Early in-person voting will run through Monday, Nov. 4, the day before Election Day, and all absentee ballots must be received in the auditor’s […]
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Johnson County Democrats select Swisher Mayor Julie Persons as their candidate for auditor
During a special convention on Saturday, the Johnson County Democratic Party selected Swisher Mayor Julie Persons as the party’s candidate for auditor in the Nov. 7 election. Persons will take the place of Travis Weipert on the ballot. Last month, Weipert, who had served as Johnson County Auditor for almost 12 years, resigned from office […]
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Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert resigns for health reasons
After almost 12 years in office, Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert resigned last week, citing health reasons. “I am grateful to the people of Johnson County for the privilege of serving my community and am incredibly proud of what my office and my amazing staff have done to improve access to voting in Johnson County,” […]
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Where you need to go and what you need to know to vote in Tuesday’s primary
On Tuesday voters will select the candidates who will be on the ballot in the November general election. Because this is a primary for offices elected on a partisan basis, only Democrats and Republicans can vote, and they can only vote for the candidates of their own party. People registered as No Party or Libertarian […]
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Where to vote in Johnson and Linn County on the final weekend of early voting
Early voting continues in the Nov. 8 general election — there will be satellite voting locations open in Linn County this weekend and two in Johnson County. The auditor’s offices in both counties are also adding weekend hours to accommodate voters who want to cast a ballot before Election Day on Tuesday. In Iowa City, […]
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Early voting begins — what you need and where to go in Johnson and Linn County
Early voting in the Nov. 8 general election began on Wednesday with auditors’ offices mailing out absentee ballots requested by voters and opening their doors for early in-person voting. Early in-person voting will run through Monday, Nov. 7, the day before Election Day, and all absentee ballots must be received in the auditor’s office by […]
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Voters can now request absentee ballots for the November election
Registered voters in Iowa can now request absentee ballots for the November general election from their county auditor’s office. The first day auditors can mail the ballots to voters who have requested them will be Oct. 19, the same day early in-person voting begins. Printable absentee ballot request forms are available on the Iowa Secretary […]
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Where you need to go and what ID you need to show to vote in Tuesday’s primary
Polls open for primary voters at 7 a.m. on Tuesday. Anyone planning to vote later in the day needs to be aware that voting ends at 8 p.m., not 9 p.m. as had been traditional for decades in Iowa. The earlier poll closing time was one of several new restrictions on voting Gov. Kim Reynolds […]
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Early voting continues with weekend hours at the auditor’s office and satellite locations in Johnson County
Early voting in the Tuesday, June 7 primary ends at 5 p.m. on Monday, but this weekend the auditors’ offices in both Johnson County and Linn County will be open for people wanting to cast an early ballot. In Johnson County, early voters can exercise their franchise at either the auditor’s office in the county’s […]
