Government : Benton County Auditor Answers absentee ballot questions

We are fielding a lot of questions about the absentee ballot process. Here is a summary of that process for the November 3 General Election:

Absentee ballot request forms are being mailed by a number of organizations. These are all legitimate request forms, and you only need to send one of them to us. We will send only one ballot per voter, regardless of how many request forms may have been inadvertently sent to us. Please make sure to fill in all the required information or we will be notifying you by phone or mail to obtain that so we can process the request.

Absentee ballots will be available for mailing and voting in person on October 5. The deadline for requests for a ballot by mail is October 24 (request must be in our office by 5 pm that day).

In-person voting at the courthouse begins October 5 and ends November 2, the day before the election. Ballots returned by mail must be in our office by 9 pm on election day or if received after election day, would need to be postmarked the day before the election or earlier.

Let us know if you have further questions:

319-472-2365

bcauditor@bentoncountyia.gov