Voter Registration Deadline For Early Voting is October 27, 2018
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The voter registration deadline to register early to vote for the upcoming General Election is Saturday, October 27, 2018. According to Mahaska County Auditor, Susan L. Brown, the Auditor’s Office will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on that day. If you are mailing a voter registration form, it must be postmarked on or before Monday, October 22, 2018, to vote in the General Election. If you are registering by mail, for the first time, you must also include a copy of proof of identity.
As of January 1, 2008, you may register at your correct precinct on Election Day. If registering for the 1st time in Mahaska County, be sure to bring along a photo ID with an expiration date stating your current address. If your photo ID does not have your current address please contact the Auditor’s Office at (641) 673-7148 for additional requirements.
Absentee ballots for the General Election will be available for voting at the Auditor’s Office beginning Monday, October 8th. To obtain an absentee ballot please go to the Mahaska County’s website www.mahaskacounty.org and download the Absentee Ballot Request Form. A voter may also write their request on a blank piece of paper, 3 X 5 inches or larger. Your request must state you would like to vote in the General Election, November 6, 2018, the address where you live, the address you would like the ballot mailed to (such as a PO Box). Please include the voter’s date of birth and a daytime phone number where the voter can be reached. Each person requesting a ballot must complete and sign their own request for an absentee ballot. Mail your form to Mahaska County Auditor, Susan L. Brown, 106 South 1st Street, Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577. The absentee ballot will be sent to the voter once the request has been received in the Auditor’s Office. If you do not have access to the State’s website, contact the Auditor’s Office.
Absentee ballots that are returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Monday, November 5, 2018, and received in the Auditor’s Office by Noon on Tuesday,
November 13, 2018, to be considered for counting. Deadline for voted absentee ballots returned in person to the Auditor’s Office is 9:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 6. For further information or questions regarding the General Election, please call the Auditor’s Office at (641) 673-7148.
