(Atlantic, Iowa) – Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman reports absentee voting is available for the November 2, 2021 CITY / SCHOOL ELECTION.  Voters may vote an absentee ballot in the Cass County Auditor’s office during regular business hours (8:00 A.M. thru 4:30 P.M.) now thru Monday, November 1, 2021.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS:  Any eligible voter who so chooses may vote a ballot before November 2 (called ABSENTEE BALLOT).  This ballot may be applied for by mail or may be voted at the office of the County Auditor on any day the office is open up through November 1.

IF VOTING AT THE COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE: beginning now, the absentee voter may come 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 until 5 P.M. on Monday, October 18 and Friday, October 29.

IF VOTING BY MAIL: A written request may be mailed or hand delivered to the County Auditor’s office.  (Absentee request forms are available at the auditor’s office and on the Secretary of State’s web site: sos.iowa.gov).  A ballot along with instructions on how to complete the ballot will be mailed to the requester.  Deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail is 5 PM on Monday, October 18.  For the ballot to be counted, the completed ballot then must be returned either by personal carrier or by mail to the office of County Auditor before close of polls on November 2 (8:00 PM).  Ballots received after that date and time will not be tallied.  All BALLOTS ARE TO BE RETURNED whether they are voted or not voted.  A postage paid return envelope is provided with each absentee ballot mailed out.

VOTER REGISTRATION: In order to vote in Iowa a person must be registered in the person’s current county of residence, under the person’s current name, and at the person’s current address.  Registration forms are available at the county auditor’s office, many State of Iowa service offices and on the Secretary of State’s web site: sos.iowa.gov

The county election commissioner recommends that persons not currently registered or who have moved since last registering and are planning to vote in the November CITY / SCHOOL ELECTION, pre-register in the office of the County Auditor as soon as possible.  You may register or re-register and vote absentee on the same day.  Last day to pre-register in the office of the County Auditor is Monday, October 18, 2021.  Auditor’s office is open until 5:00 P.M. on October 18.

Reminder: You may also update your registration when you update your address for your driver’s license.  Since your Iowa driver’s license is often used as official identification, it is important that the data shown is accurate. Iowa law requires residents to notify the Department of Transportation within 30 days of an address change.  An easy method for changing your address is to visit an Iowa driver’s license station – in Cass County that station is in the Cass County Treasurer’s office, Courthouse, Atlantic, Iowa.

The address for the Cass County Auditor / Election Commissioner is: CASS COUNTY AUDITOR, COURTHOUSE, 5 W 7TH ST, ATLANTIC, IOWA 50022 ; (Phone:712-243-4570;   Email: auditor@casscoia.us)

NOTE: This is a COUNTY-WIDE election.  Every eligible voter in Cass County is eligible to vote in this election.  City residents will vote for both city and school candidates; and rural residents will vote for school candidates only.

THE VOTING CENTERS BEING USED FOR THIS ELECTION WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

Atlantic 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Wards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Cass County Community Center (805 W 10th-main entrance)

Atlantic 4th and 5th Wards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cass County Community Center (805 W 10th-south entrance)

City of Anita/ Grant, Lincoln Twp  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Anita Community Center (805 Main St)

City of Cumberland/ Edna and Union Twp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cumberland Community Bldg. (200 W 2nd)

City of Griswold/ Noble and Pleasant Twp  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Griswold Community Bldg. (601 2nd St)

City of Lewis/ Bear Grove, Cass Twp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Lewis Public Library (412 W. Main St, Lewis)

City of Marne/ Brighton, Grove, Pymosa, Washington Twp. .     Cass County Community Center (805 W 10th-main entrance)

City of Massena/ Massena and Victoria Twp  . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Massena Public Library (122 Main St, Massena)

City of Wiota/ Benton and Franklin Twp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wiota City Hall (311 Center St)