The 2018 PRIMARY ELECTION will be Tuesday, June 5, 2018.  The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. In Cass County, a voter must be registered at their current residential address in order to cast a ballot in an Iowa election.  The Cass County Auditor recommends that eligible voters in Cass County who are planning to vote June 5, 2018 and who have not yet registered to vote, or have moved since last registering, pre-register.  For the 2018 Primary, the close of pre-registration date is May 25, 2018.

EARLY VOTING: If a person chooses to vote prior to June 5, that person may request and vote a ballot prior to election day (called ABSENTEE VOTING).  A signed absentee ballot request form may be mailed or delivered to the county auditor and an absentee ballot will be mailed to the prospective voter.  The first day the county auditor may mail ballots for this election is May 7, 2018.  Or beginning May 7, 2018 an absentee ballot may be requested in person at the office of the county auditor and voted at the auditor’s office immediately on any day the office is open up through June 4, 2018.  Ballots may not be picked up and taken to a voter.  Absentee ballots must either be mailed to the requestor or the requester may personally appear at the auditor’s office and vote the ballot there.

IF VOTING BY MAIL: A written request on the State required form may be mailed or hand delivered to the county auditor’s office now.  Deadline to request that an absentee ballot be mailed is May 25, 2018 at 5 p.m.  (Absentee request forms are available at the auditor’s office and on the Secretary of State’s web site: sos.iowa.gov).  Beginning May 7, a ballot along with instructions on how to complete the ballot and a return postage paid envelope will be mailed to the requester.  For the ballot to be counted, the voted ballot sealed in the return envelope must be returned either by personal carrier to the office of county auditor before the close of polls on June 5, 2018 or returned by mail postmarked no later than June 4.  EVERY ABSENTEE BALLOT MUST BE RETURNED even if the voter chooses not to vote it.

IF VOTING AT THE COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE: Beginning Monday, May 7 an absentee voter may go to the CASS COUNTY COURTHOUSE during the regular office hours of 8 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday thru Friday, up through the day before the election and cast a ballot.  In addition to regular office hours, the office of Cass County Auditor will be open Friday, May 25, 2018 and Friday, June 1 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.