We received our first question about voting for the combined City/School Vote that will take place on November 5. JPL is a voting location on November 5th but we are not a location for in-person absentee voting.
If people are interested in In-Person Absenstee voting (otherwise known as early voting), they can do that at the Polk County Election office, located at – 120 2nd Ave., Suite A Des Moines, IA 50309. The Polk County Election office is open for in-person absentee voting beginning October 7 through November 4, (Mon-Fri 8am – 5pm).
October 25 is the voter preregistration deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail. Voters may use Election Day registration procedures to register to vote after the preregistration deadline. If people want to request an absentee ballot by mail, the form is here: https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/media/330976/absenteeballotapp_campaign.pdf
The form should be mailed to the Polk County Auditor’s Office at 120 2nd Ave., Suite A Des Moines, IA 50309
Sample ballots for the November 5 election are available at the Polk County Auditor’s Office: https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/auditor/election/city-school-combined-11-5-19/
If a person wants to know if they are registered to vote or wants to register to vote online, that can be done at the Secretary of State’s website: https://sos.iowa.gov/
Polling Place/Precinct info can be located at the Secretary of State’s website: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterreg/pollingplace/search.aspx