WHERE CAN I REGISTER TO VOTE?
You can register to vote in many different ways! The downloadable voting application is uploaded below! For more information, visit https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/voterregistration.html to learn if you are already registered to vote, how to pre-register, or learn how to register to vote on election day!
You can register to vote in many different ways! The downloadable voting application is uploaded below! For more information, visit https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/voterregistration.html to learn if you are already registered to vote, how to pre-register, or learn how to register to vote on election day!
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WHEN AND WHERE ARE IOWA ELECTIONS HELD?
Go to https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterreg/pollingplace/search.aspx and enter in your zip code and address. It will then tell you the closest voting locations to your home!
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PAPER BALLOTS Iowa uses the paper ballot system. Paper ballots are still used by many states, though voting through technology via computers is on the rise. Paper ballots are marked by hand and are also counted by hand. Paper ballots also include absentee ballots and provisional ballots. ABSENTEE BALLOTS Absentee ballots are submitted before an election by a voter who is unable to be present at the time of election. Some states--20 to be exact--require voters to provide a valid reason as to why they need to vote through an absentee ballot. Iowa does not require this. Some common reasons voters may use an absentee ballot is due to absence from their county on election day, illness, living outside of the US (armed forces or student), religious reasons, incarcerated for a crime that is not a felony, or is working at a voting booth during election hours. Oregon and Washington are the only states that do not use the absentee ballot. This is because their elections are conducted entirely by mail |
PROVISIONAL BALLOTS Provisional ballots are used when there are questions about a voter's eligibility. Examples of this might include when a voter refuses to provide proper identification, a voter's name doesn't appear as eligible for that location, the voter's registration information is outdated, or the voter's ballot has already been recorded before for the same election. There are thousands of provisional ballots that are not counted in each election. In the 2006 election, 675,676 ballots were discarded and not counted for various reasons. |
Sources:
http://ballotpedia.org/State_by_State_Voting_Equipment
http://ballotpedia.org/Absentee_ballot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_ballot
http://www.southernstudies.org/2013/12/nc-backslides-on-voting-rights-by-disqualifying-ri.html