sos.iowa.gov Voter Registration : Secretary of State

Name of the Organization : Iowa Secretary of State
Type of Facility : Voter Registration
Country : Iowa, USA

Website : https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/voterregistration.html

Voter Registration :

To vote in Iowa, you must be registered to vote. To qualify to register to vote, you must be:
** A U.S. citizen,

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** An Iowa resident, and
** At least 17 1/2 years old (must be 18 years old by election day to vote.)

You cannot:
** Be a convicted felon (unless your voting rights have been restored),
** Be judged mentally incompetent to vote by a court, or
** Claim the right to vote in any other place.

Voter Pre-Registration:
To pre-register to vote, complete a voter registration form and return it to your county auditor’s office.

The form must be signed. If you are not physically able to sign the form, use a rubber stamp or a mark you use regularly. You may ask someone to sign your name for you as long as the person is with you when signing the form and does so at your request.

If you are a college student, you may choose to register to vote at your home address or at your college address. You cannot register to vote at both.

Your county auditor will send you a voter registration card within two weeks.

Updating Your Voter Registration:
You must update your voter registration if you:
** Change your name
** Change your address
** Change party affiliation

To update your registration, complete a new registration form and return it to your county auditor.

If you moved within the county, you may also report a change of address on election day at the polling place for the address where you live. You may be asked to show identification which shows your name and current address. Acceptable forms of identification are:
** Current and valid photo ID
** Utility bill
** Bank statement
** Paycheck
** Government check or other government document

If you moved to a different county, you may register to vote on election day.

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

Register to Vote and Request an Absentee Ballot :
** Complete a Federal Postcard Application
In one step, you can register to vote and request an absentee ballot by completing a federal postcard application (FPCA). Return your signed, completed FPCA to :

** Your county auditor in the county where you claim Iowa residence, or
** Email it to uocava AT sos.iowa.gov.

** The absentee ballot request will be honored for only the federal election(s) held during the calendar year in which you submitted your FPCA. You may use the FPCA to ask for absentee ballots for all elections or indicate specific elections for which you want to receive ballots within the calendar year.

** Your absentee ballot request does not have to be witnessed or notarized. If you would like to request a copy of an absentee ballot request form or a FPCA, please email uocava AT sos.iowa.gov.

Other Ways to Register and Request a Ballot :
Deadlines :
Receive Ballot By Email or Fax :
** If you wish to receive your ballot by email or fax, your request must be received in the county auditor’s office by the close of business on the Monday before the election.
** You must provide a valid email address or fax number.

Receive Ballot by Mail :
** If you wish to receive your ballot by mail, your request must be received in the county auditor’s office by 5 p.m. on the Friday before the election.

** Request your ballot early to ensure you receive it early enough return it on time. If you are unsure if you will receive your ballot on time, you may ask the county auditor to email or fax your ballot to you.

** If your request is received so late that it is unlikely the absentee ballot can be returned by mail in time to be considered for counting, the county auditor will enclose a statement to that effect with the absentee ballot.