PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the qualified electors of the County of Benton, State of Iowa, that the Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, the 4th day of June, 2024. 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 eighteen precincts. The precincts and polling places are as follows:
PRECINCT NAME - PLACE OF VOTING
Belle Plaine I Belle Plaine Community Center, RSVP Room
Belle Plaine II Belle Plaine Community Center, Dining Room
*Belle Plaine III *Belle Plaine Fire Station
Benton-Canton-Shellsburg Shellsburg Legion Hall
Big Grove-Union-Van Horne Van Horne Community Center
*Bruce-Cedar-Monroe-Mt. Auburn *Mt. Auburn Hall Fire Station
*Eden-Harrison-Taylor-Jackson-Garrison *Benton County Courthouse, Center Hall
*Eldorado-Newhall *Newhall City Hall
*Florence-St. Clair-Norway *St. Michael's Parish Center
Fremont-Atkins Atkins City Hall/Library
Iowa-Leroy-Luzerne-Blairstown Blairstown City Hall/Community Center
*Homer-Kane-Keystone *Keystone City Hall
Polk-Urbana Urbana City Hall/Community Center
Vinton I Vinton Skate & Activity Center
Vinton II Vinton Skate & Activity Center
Vinton III Vinton Skate & Activity Center
Vinton IV Vinton Skate & Activity Center
Walford Walford City Hall/Community Center
*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 June 10, 2024 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 (May 20, 2024) 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 (May 15, 2024) before an election.
3. The first day to vote absentee in person at the Auditor's Office is 20 days (May 15, 2024) before an election.
4. Absentee ballot requests for voting by mail must be received by 15 days (May 20, 2024) 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!!!
Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter's vehicle. (There is a reserved parking spot for curbside voting at each polling place.) Curbside voting is also available for absentee voters at the Courthouse, reserved parking spot is located North of the Courthouse. 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 OFFICES WILL APPEAR ON THEIR RESPECTIVE BALLOTS.
Attention voters: In order to comply with Section 49.31 of the code of Iowa, candidates names are published in the first rotation, or alphabetical order. They may appear in a different order in other precincts.
DEMOCRATIC BALLOT
US Representative District 2: Sarah Corkery
State Senator District 38: Eric Giddens
State Senator District 42: No Candidate
State Representative District 76: Jarred Johnston
State Representative District 84: No Candidate
County Board of Supervisor District 1: No Candidate
County Board of Supervisor District 3: No Candidate
County Auditor: No Candidate
County Sheriff: No Candidate
LIBERTARIAN BALLOT
US Representative District 2: No Candidate
State Senator District 38: No Candidate
State Senator District 42: No Candidate
State Representative District 76: No Candidate
State Representative District 84: Ashley Meredith
County Board of Supervisor District 1: No Candidate
County Board of Supervisor District 3: No Candidate
County Auditor: No Candidate
County Sheriff: No Candidate
REPUBLICAN BALLOT
US Representative District 2: Ashley Hinson
State Senator District 38: James McCullagh, Steve Schmitt, Dave Sires
State Senator District 42: Charlie McClintock
State Representative District 76: Derek Wulf
State Representative District 84: Thomas Gerhold
County Board of Supervisor District 1: Lance Scott Lillibridge, Ronald J. Tippett, Kellie Van Ree
County Board of Supervisor District 3: Gary Bierschenk, Bruce E. Volz
County Auditor: Hayley Rippel
County Sheriff: Ted W. Paxton, David Benjamin Upah
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, 2021, as amended, and by order of Benton County Commissioner of Elections this 15th day of May 2024.
HAYLEY RIPPEL
Benton County Auditor/ Commissioner of Elections
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