Election officials in Adams County said Monday, that Absentee Ballots are now available for voting in the Adams County Special Election to be held on April 9, 2019.  Only voters who live in the 5th Precinct are eligible to vote in the election.  The polling place is the Prescott City Hall/Library with polling hours on April 9th from 7 AM until 9 PM.

Absentee Voting will be available at the Auditor’s Office at the Adams County Courthouse at 500 9th Street, Corning, IA 50841.  Ballots may be voted there 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday-Friday until April 8th when the office will be open until 5 PM.

Voter Pre-Registration Deadline:  The last day to pre-register at the Auditor’s Office for this election is this Friday, March 29 before 5:00 PM. Voter registration forms may also be found at www.sos.iowa.gov.  Following the deadline and on Election Day, any new voter and any voter who has moved from outside the county will be processed using the requirements of Election Day Registration and must provide proof of residence and identity.

Election Day Registration. A person who is eligible to register to vote may do so on Election Day at the polling place for the precinct in which the person lives. The person must complete a voter registration form, sign an oath, and provide acceptable proof of both identity and residence. The most common example of an acceptable form of identity and residence is an Iowa driver’s license that is not expired and shows the person’s address on Election Day. Other acceptable forms of identity may be found at www.sos.iowa.gov.

Voting at the Polls:  All voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before they may receive and cast a ballot.  Voters who are not pre-registered or voters changing precincts must also provide proof of residence.  Any voter who cannot show ID may have their identity attested to by another registered voter in the precinct who has proper ID.

For more information about voter ID, visit http://sos.iowa.gov/voterid or call 641-322-3340. Questions may be directed to the Auditor’s Office; our telephone number is 641-322-3340 or our email address is: acaudit@adamscountyia.com .  I will be out of the office for the next week so please direct your questions to the Adams County Auditor, Rebecca Bissell.  Her email is listed above.