Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman reports the Cass County courthouse will be open for early voting beginning on Monday, October 5th through Monday, November 2nd for all Cass County precincts. The Election room is the County Auditor’s Office which is located on the first floor.  Regular courthouse hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Sunderman says since ballots requested by mail will also be mailed on October 5th, mailed ballots will not have been received by the day that in-person voting begins.  Since the voter’s record will reflect that a ballot has been requested and mailed, voters who have requested ballots by mail are strongly encouraged to wait for their ballots to arrive rather than attempting to vote in person.

Once the voters have received and completed their ballots, the ballots may be mailed; or the ballots may be hand delivered to the Cass County Auditor’s office by the voter or by any person they select.  Ballots are to be delivered to the office of the Cass County Auditor.  Cass County does not have a ‘drop box’ for ballots or election materials.

With social distancing recommended and with full trust in the United States Postal System, Auditor Sunderman encourages all Cass County voters to take advantage of the right to vote early by mail for the 2020 General Election on November 3, 2020.  Several organizations have mailed official applications for an absentee ballot to Iowa voters and nearly 2,000 Cass County voters have already filed an application.  Only one of those application forms needs to be sent to the County Auditor; all additional forms may be discarded or recycled.

The last day to file an absentee ballot request form with the County Auditor and for him to mail you the ballot is October 24th.  Auditor recommends requests be filed as soon as possible. If a voter still needs a request form, absentee ballot request forms are available on the website of the Iowa Secretary of State (https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/absenteeinfo.html); or you may contact the Cass County Auditor and have a form mailed or emailed to you.  Phone: 712-243-4570 or Email: auditor@casscoia.us.

VOTING IN VOTER’S VEHICLE:

In accordance with Chapter 49.53 of the Iowa Code, any voter who is physically unable to enter the polling place, including the Cass County Auditor’s office, has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle.

REGISTRATION / IDENTIFICATION:

All voters are required to be registered in Cass County in order to vote in Cass County.  All voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before receiving and casting a ballot.  Voters may register and vote on the same day.  Persons registering and voting on the same day after October 24 will also be required to provide proof of residence.