Dear Editor:
On this day May 2, a letter appeared in the CR Gazette attempting to indicate how difficult it would be for the disabled or those without transportation to get to the polls to vote.I suggest a call to the Benton County Auditor - 319-472-2365.If one is unable to personally attend a polling place to vote a request for a ballot should be asked for.As I understood the person who answered the phone, a mail-in ballot would then be sent.Please call for verification or use the website -
https://www.bentoncountyia.gov/auditor/
Frankly, there is nothing difficult about making the phone call if you need the help.There will always be those who claim obstacles to voters when new laws are passed to insure vote integrity.Misinformation by the left will always be there.Don't buy in.
John Stiegelmeyer
Editor's note:
The following information is from the Benton County Auditor's Office website:
- To vote absentee by mail you must complete a request form. You may contact the Auditor's Office to request that a form be sent to you. When filling out the form, please be sure to include the date the request is signed.Once completed, please return the form to the Benton County Auditor's Office, PO Box 549, Vinton, IA 52349.Printable absentee ballot request formsare also available from the Secretary of State.
- To be sent an absentee ballot by mail, the Auditor's Office mustreceive your Absentee Ballot Request form by 5pm on the Monday 15days before the Election.
- In-person absentee voting is available in the Auditor's Office during regular business hours (8am-4:30pm). The deadline for in-person absentee is 5pm on the Monday before the election.
Absentee ballots returned by mail to the Auditor's Officemust be received by 8:00pm on Election Day.*
Instructions on how to vote your absentee ballot will be included with your ballot.
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