Government : BENTON COUNTY POLLING PLACES September 12, 2023

BENTON COUNTY POLLING PLACES

September 12, 2023

Polls open 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Newhall Newhall City Hall

11 2nd Ave, Newhall, IA

RECENT ELECTION LAW CHANGES:

Voter Registration: Voter must register to vote 15 days (August 28, 2023) 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 (August 23, 2023) before an election.

3. The first day to vote absentee in person at the Auditor's Office is 20 days (August 23, 2023) before an election.

4. Absentee ballot requests for voting by mail must be received by 15 days (August 28, 2023) before an 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!!!