Shelby County Election Commissioner Mark Maxwell reminds voters in his county and elsewhere, that:

• Iowa absentee ballots cannot be placed in the mail system until October 5th.
• In person absentee voting will be available at the Courthouse on October 5th.
• Many groups are sending out absentee ballot requests. The Shelby County Auditor’s office does not send out absentee ballot requests unless we are asked to by the voter.
• Many groups are sending out registration forms. The Auditor’s office in Shelby County does not send out unsolicited registration forms.
• Get your current voter registration information or track your absentee ballot at SOS.IOWA.GOV use the voter information tab or link.

Maxwell says “There are approximately 8,000 voters in Shelby County and over 2,200 have requested absentee ballots so far.  This election will break all absentee request records and ease election day crowds at the polls.  This puts much more labor into the election process before election day, this was the hope of my office, public health officials and voters to ease any congestion at the polls on election day November 3rd.”

Maxwell says “In your search bar type IOWA SOS BALLOTT this should bring up the information  needed to see the progress of your absentee request and ballot.”