Polls open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday for the June 2 primary election to fill the vacant seat and remain open until 9 p.m. Candidates for federal, state and county offices will be on the ballot, but unlike the general election, only voters registered as either Democrats or Republicans will be able to vote. Iowa […]
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Deadline for requesting absentee ballots by mail is this week
Friday is the last day to request an absentee ballot by mail for the June 2 primary. The ballot requests must be received by the auditor’s office in the county where the voter lives by 5 p.m. on May 22. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iowa Secretary of State’s office mailed absentee ballot […]
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The who, what, when, where and winners of the Iowa Caucus
After more than a year of constant campaigning by 30 different candidates (26 Democrats and four Republicans) and their supporters, the Iowa Caucus will finally be held on Monday, Feb. 3. Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) officials are anticipating a massive showing. “I think we’ll see our biggest turnout that we’ve ever seen,” Iowa Democratic chair
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Friday is the deadline for voter pre-registration and requesting mail-in ballots for the Nov. 5 election
Friday is the deadline for Iowans wanting to pre-register to vote before the Nov. 5 election or request a mail-in absentee ballot. Pre-registration must be completed by 5 p.m. on Oct. 25. Iowa citizens who will be 18 or older on Election Day, and have not been disqualified from voting by a judicial proceeding, can pre-register at the county
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Your Village: Are security cameras at voting sites watching voters cast ballots?
Have a question about what’s going on in your community? Ask Little Village. Submit your questions through the Your Village feature on our homepage, or email us at editor@littlevillagemag.com.
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Early voting for the November general election has begun
Early in-person voting for the Nov. 6 general election began on Monday. Voters will be at the county auditor’s office during business hours, until Nov. 5. The Johnson County Auditor’s Office is open Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Voters in Linn County have a slightly narrower window — its auditor’s office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Absentee ballot request forms for the November election now available
As of Monday, the November general election is only 120 days away, which means people can now request absentee ballots from their county auditor’s office. The requested ballots will be mailed to voters starting on Monday, Oct. 8. The November election will be the first one for which the state’s new voter ID law is […]
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Suspicious text messages sent to Johnson and Linn County voters direct them to the wrong polling place (Updated)
Update: According to the Secretary of State’s office, four counties have now reported text messages to voters providing incorrect voting locations, as well as texts claiming the Democratic primary is “tomorrow,” instead of Tuesday. Kevin Hall, communications director for the Secretary of State, said the affected counties are Johnson, Linn, Black Hawk and Winneshiek. “It […]
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Early voting starts for the June primary
Early voting for the June 5 primary started on Monday, just 29 days before election day. Early voting in Iowa used to start 40 days before an election, but the early voting period was trimmed by the Iowa legislature as part of the new restrictions on voting it passed last year. “That absentee window has […]
