YOUR VOTE: Iowa 2024

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With just a few clicks, we'll walk through voter registration, key election dates, and all the documents you'll need. Best of all, you can share this info with your friends and neighbors. Make sure that your vote counts!

I. WAIT! BEFORE YOU SCROLL ANY FURTHER, REGISTER TO VOTE

Need to register? Or maybe you just want election reminders? Thanks to TurboVote, we've got you covered. Just click below:

II. KNOW THE DATES

Primary Election - June 4, 2024

Voter Registration Deadlines

• May 20, 2024 - Final day to register to vote online. Final day to postmark voter registration forms.
  • Voter registration is available in-person up to and on Election Day.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Request an absentee ballot here.

Ballot Request Deadlines

• May 20, 2024 - Final day for completed request forms for a mail-in ballot to be submitted to the county auditor's office.

Ballot Return Deadlines

• June 4, 2024 - Absentee ballots must be received by the county auditor before polls close on Election Day.

General Election - November 5, 2024

Voter Registration Deadline

• October 21, 2024 - Deadline to register to vote online. Mail-in registrations must also be postmarked by this date.
  • Voter registration is available in-person up to and on Election Day.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Iowans who want to vote by absentee ballot this fall should submit an absentee ballot application as early as possible.

Ballot Request Deadlines

• October 21, 2024 - Final day for completed request forms for a mail-in ballot to be submitted to the county auditor's office.

Ballot Return Deadlines

• November 4, 2024 - Absentee ballots must be received by the county auditor before polls close on Election Day.

Military and overseas citizens can vote by mail using the standard procedure. Ensure your mail-in ballot is postmarked by the day before Election Day.

III. REGISTER TO VOTE

Registration Status

• Not sure if you're registered to vote? This handy site lets you check your status and explains how to register online, in person, or using a downloadable mail-in form. It's never been simpler.

Voting Requirements

• Here's everything necessary to register as a voter this election season in Alabama.

Need To Register?

• Yes, it's so important we're including it twice. Here's that link again:

IV. WHERE TO VOTE

Polling Location

• Use the Iowa Secretary of State's Polling Place Locator to find where to cast your ballot.

V. WHAT TO TAKE TO THE POLLS

Voter ID Laws

• Iowa voters are required to have a valid picture ID to vote, though they make some exceptions.

Accepted Credentials

• Here is the list of accepted Voter ID credentials.

Don't have a valid ID?

• Any voter who does not have a valid ID issued by the Iowa Department of Transportation will be issued a Voter ID Card for free.

VI. HAVING TROUBLE? GET IN TOUCH

Contact the Iowa Secretary of State

• Contact Iowa's Secretary of State Paul Pate here.

Voter ID Helpline

• Call 1–888–SOS–VOTE

Any other questions? 

• Check out the Iowa Secretary of State Voter page.

See you at the ballots (or mailboxes), Iowans!