Government : Atkins Special Election Information

SPECIAL CITY of ATKINA ELECTION NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the qualified electors of the County of Benton, State of Iowa, that the Special City of Atkins Election will be held on Tuesday, the 8th day of March 2022. The polls for said election shall be open from 7:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M.

For said election Benton County will be divided into one precinct. The precincts and polling places are as follows:

PRECINCT NAME PLACE OF VOTING

Atkins Atkins City Hall/Library

*Indicates change in polling place

VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS: Pre-registered voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before receiving and casting a regular ballot. Voters who are not pre-registered - such as voters registering to vote on election day - and voters changing precincts must also provide proof of residence. A voter who is unable to provide an approved form of identification (or prove residence if required) may 1) have the voter's identity/residence attested to by another registered voter in the precinct, 2) prove identity and residence using Election Day Registration documents, or 3) cast a provisional ballot and provide proof of identity/residence at the county auditor's office by March 14, 2022 12:00 p.m. (noon). Election Day Registrant attesters must provide an approved form of identification. For additional information about providing proof of identity and/or residence visit: https://sos.iowa.gov/voterid or phone 319-472-2365.

2021 ELECTION LAW CHANGES:

Voter Registration: Voter must register to vote 15 days (February 22, 2022) or more before the election to appear on the voter register on Election Day.

Absentee Voting:

1. The first day to submit an absentee ballot request form to the Auditors office is 70 days before Election Day.

2. The first day the Auditors office may mail absentee ballots to voters is 20 days (February 16, 2022) before an election.

3. The first day to vote absentee in person at the Auditor's Office is 20 days (February 16, 2022) before an election.

4. Absentee ballot requests for voting by mail must be received by 15 days (February 22, 2022) before the election.

5. Absentee ballots must be received by the county auditor by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

Returning Absentee Ballots:

* The only people who may return a voted absentee ballot other than the voter are:

o Someone living in the voter's household

o An immediate family member

o The two special precinct election officials who deliver a ballot to the resident of a health care facility, dementia-specific assisted living program or hospital

o Voters unable to return a ballot due to blindness or other disability may use a "delivery agent" to deliver their ballots.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS CANNOT BE PLACED IN THE DROP BOX OUTSIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE!!!

Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter's vehicle. For further information, please contact the county auditor's office at the telephone or E-mail address listed below. Telephone: 319-472-2365 Email address: bcauditor@bentoncountyia.gov For TTY access, dial 711+319-472-2365

THE FOLLOWING OFFICE WILL APPEAR ON THE RESPECTIVE BALLOT.

Atkins City Council Vacancy Vote for 1: Adam Wagner, Michael Luton and Rick Stoltzfus.

All voters are advised of the requirements of voter's registration in order to be eligible to vote at said election. This notice is given pursuant to Section 49.53, Code of Iowa, 2020, as amended, and by order of Benton County Commissioner of Elections this 18th day of February 2022.

HAYLEY RIPPEL

Benton County Auditor/ Commissioner of Elections