Government : Benton County Polling Places

BENTON COUNTY POLLING PLACES

City/School Election

November 4, 2025

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

City/School Precincts are the same as the Primary/General Election precincts, unless listed differently below.

PRECINCT POLLING PLACES

Belle Plaine I

Belle Plaine Fire Station

504 13th Street, Belle Plaine, IA

Belle Plaine II

Belle Plaine Fire Station

504 13th Street, 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

Eden-Harrison-Taylor

Courthouse, Center Hall

111 E 4th Street, 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 Avenue, 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

*Jackson-Garrison

*Garrison Fire Station

204 N Sycamore Street, Garrison, IA

Polk-Urbana

Urbana City Hall/Community Center

102 Capitol Ave, Urbana, IA

Vinton I, Vinton II, Vinton III, Vinton IV

Vinton Skate & Activity Center

1703 C Ave, Vinton, IA

Walford

Walford City Hall/Community Center

120 5th Street N. Walford, IA

*denotes change in polling place

2021 ELECTION LAW CHANGES:

Voter Registration: Voter must register to vote 15 days (October 20, 2025) 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 15, 2025) before an election.

3. The first day to vote absentee in person at the Auditor’s Office is 20 days (October 15, 2025).

4. Absentee ballot requests for voting by mail must be received by 15 days (October 20, 2025) 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!!!