Government

Iowa Voters pass the Freedom Amendment

The right to keep and bear arms has been added to Iowa's state constitution after voters approved Public Measure 1, also known as the Freedom Amendment, at the ballot box on Tuesday. The passage of th...

Red Wave hits Benton County and State

The unofficial election results are now in. Benton County has 18,514 Registered Voters with 18 precincts reporting. There were a total of 11,452 ballots cast. In the unchallenged seats Benton County ...

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING November 10, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING November 10, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Cedar Valley Ranch 2591 61st Street Lane Vinton, IA ** Agenda is not printed in any particular order; only time specific items will be a...

Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 11/1/22

November 1, 2022The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Seeman, Bierschenk and Primmer present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. at the conference ro...

Election Day Details if you have an absentee ballot

Are you one of the approximately 18,000 Iowans who requested an absentee ballot and never returned it to your county auditor? If you answered yes and you still have your ballot in your possession, DO ...

Who and What is on the Back of the Ballot

Justice Dana Oxley UPDATED: More info has been added to the information about the Judges.---Every year my phone rings at election time. "Do you know anything about..." So BEFORE election day, I thought I'd do some resea...

GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE

GENERAL ELECTION NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the qualified electors of the County of Benton, State of Iowa, that the General Election will be held on Tuesday, the 8th day of November 2022. ...

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING November 8, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING November 8, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Service Center Conference Room 811 D Ave. Vinton, IA ** Agenda is not printed in any particular order; only time specific i...

BENTON COUNTY POLLING PLACES

BENTON COUNTY POLLING PLACESGeneral ElectionNovember 8, 2022Polls open 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.PRECINCT POLLING PLACESBelle Plaine I - Community Center, RSVP Room1309 5th Avenue, Belle Plaine, IABelle P...

Sec. Pate, ‘Election Security A Team’ assure voters of Iowa’s election integrity

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate gathered his ‘Election Security A Team’ for a news conference Thursday to reassure voters of the many steps taken to provide a secure election. Leaders of state a...