Government : City and School Elections to be held on Tuesday

Gina Edler, Benton County Deputy Auditor trained the election workers for Tuesday's election.

Gina Edler, Benton County Deputy Auditor taught election workers this past week how to process voters as they come through the polling place. (Locations can be found here.)

Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. (an hour earlier)

Edlers job includes creating ballots for each section of Benton County, you can see her work in the 32 different ballots.

To find your sample ballot, click here

Belle Plaine 1-3

Benton-Canton-Shellsburg 4-8

Big Grove-Union-Van Horne 5.6.9

Bruce-Mt.Auburn 5.10.11.12

Eden-Harrison-Taylor 5,6,13

Eldorado-Newhall 6,14

Florence-St. Cair-Newhall 7, 15-18

Fremont-Atkins 6.7.19.20

Homer-Monroe-Jackson-Garrison 5,6,10,21

Iowa-Leroy-Luzerne-Blairstown 6.17.22-24

Kane-Keystone 6,22,25

Polk-Urbana 4,5,26,27

Walford 32

Vinton

28. 1st Ward

29. 2nd Ward

30. 3rd Ward

31. 4th Ward

For most of us, we can walk in with our driver's license and vote. For others, if you've moved or haven't registered the information for those situations is listed below.

Identification is required to vote. Below are the acceptable forms of Identification.

• Current Iowa Driver's License or Non-Operator's ID
• Current U.S. Passport
• Current U.S. Military ID
• U.S. Veteran's ID
• Tribal ID/Document
• Voter ID "PIN" Card

When do I need to provide ID?

Voters currently are required to provide an ID number on an absentee ballot request form. Voters must present an ID when voting early in-person or on Election Day.

Voter ID "PIN" Card

Any registered voter who does not have a valid driver's license or non-operator's ID issued by the Iowa Department of Transportation were issued a Voter ID Card containing a four-digit PIN. To be valid on Election Day the Voter ID card must be signed prior to arriving at the polling place.

If you should have been issued a Voter ID card but do not have one, please contact our office.

Additional Options

If you do not have an acceptable form of identification when going to vote you have several options:

1. Have Someone Attest to your Identity- Attesters must provide proper identification for themselves in order to attest to another voter's identification.
2. Cast a Provisional Ballot- For a provisional ballot to be counted, the voter must provide an acceptable form of identification at the polling place before it closes or provide it at the Auditor's Office by noon on the following Monday. If the canvass will be held earlier than the following Monday, the identification must be provided before the canvass.

Voters were previously offered the option to sign an additional oath of identification in 2018. This option is no longer available.

• Iowa Secretary of State Voter ID FAQ

To verify that you are registered to vote, click here: Iowa Secretary of State's website (Make sure your information is current.)

You can also register to vote on Election Day.

You may register and vote on election day. To do so, you first must go to the currect polling place for your current address on election day.

If you are unsure of your polling place, Find Your Precinct/Polling Place.

At the polling place, you must prove both who you are and where you live. The best way to do this is with your valid Iowa driver's license with your current address printed on it.

Proof of ID

If you do not have an Iowa driver's license, you may use a photo ID that is current, valid, and contain an expiration date. The following are acceptable IDs:

• Iowa non-driver ID card
• Out-of-state driver's license or non-driver ID card
• U.S. passport
• ID card issued by employer
• Student ID issued by Iowa high school or college
• Tribal ID

Proof of Residence aka if you've moved and forgot

If your photo ID does not contain your current address, you may use another document to prove where you live if it contains your name and current address. The following are acceptable proofs of residence:

• Residential lease
• Utility bill (including a cell phone bill)
• Bank statement
• Paycheck
• Government check or other government document

If you cannot prove who you are and where you live with the documents listed above, a registered voter from your precinct may attest for you. Both you and the attester will be required to sign an oath swearing the statements being made are true. Attesters must provide proper identification for themselves in order to attest to another voter's identification.

Falsely attesting or being attested for is registration fraud. It is a class "D" felony and is punishable by a fine of up to $7,500 and up to 5 years in prison.