Government : Benton County Polling Places for November 5, 2024

BENTON COUNTY POLLING PLACES

General Election

November 5, 2024

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

PRECINCT POLLING PLACES

Belle Plaine I Community Center, RSVP Room

1309 5th Avenue, Belle Plaine, IA

Belle Plaine II Community Center, Dining Rm

1309 5th Avenue, Belle Plaine, IA

Belle Plaine III Belle Plaine Fire Station

504 13th Street, Belle Plaine, IA

Benton-Canton-Shellsburg Shellsburg Legion Hall

114 Main Street, Shellsburg, IA

Big Grove-Union-Van Horne Van Horne Community Center

508 1st Ave, Van Horne, IA

*Bruce-Cedar-Monroe-Mt. Auburn *Cedar Hall

202 2nd Street, Mt. Auburn, IA

(*Denotes change in polling place)

Eden-Harrison-Taylor-Jackson-Garrison Courthouse, Center Hall

111 E 4th St, Vinton, IA

Eldorado-Newhall Newhall City Hall

11 2nd Ave, Newhall, IA

Florence-St. Clair-Norway St. Michael's Parish Center

512 Evergreen Street, Norway, IA

Fremont-Atkins Atkins City Hall/Library

480 3rd Ave, Atkins, IA

Homer-Kane-Keystone Keystone City Hall

208 1st Street, Keystone, IA

Iowa-Leroy-Luzerne-Blairstown Blairstown City Hall/Community Center

305 Locust Street, Blairstown, IA

Polk-Urbana Urbana City Hall/Community Center

102 Capital Ave, Urbana, IA

Vinton I Vinton Skate & Activity Center

Vinton II Vinton Skate & Activity Center

Vinton III Vinton Skate & Activity Center

Vinton IV Vinton Skate & Activity Center

1703 C Ave, Vinton, IA

Walford Walford City Hall/Community Center

120 5th Street N. Walford, IA

2021 ELECTION LAW CHANGES:

Voter Registration: Voter must register to vote 15 days (October 21, 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 (October 16, 2024) before an election.

3. The first day to vote absentee in person at the Auditor's Office is 20 days (October 16, 2024) before an election.

4. Absentee ballot requests for voting by mail must be received by 15 days (October 21, 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:

- Someone living in the voter's household

- An immediate family member

- 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

- 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!!!