MARCH 7, 2023 SPECIAL ELECTIONS

ABSENTEE VOTING:
Absentee Ballot Request Form
In person absentee voting will be held in the Bremer County Courthouse, Waverly, Iowa, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.   February 15, 2023 through March 6, 2023 and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 20th and Friday, March 3rd.

Iowa law requires one of the following forms of Voter ID, containing a photograph, signature and valid expiration date, be presented before a ballot can be issued to an in-person voter: Iowa driver's license, Iowa nonoperator's ID card issued by the Iowa DOT, Unites States passport, United States military or veterans ID card or a current, valid tribal ID card or other tribal enrollment document.

**Absentee ballots must be received in the Auditor's Office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 to be considered on time to be counted**
Ballots can be returned to the Auditor's office in person by the voter, or be mailed (postage is pre-paid), delivered by a delivery agent (form is on absentee voting instructions) or dropped off in the ballot drop box located on North side of Courthouse.

Your Absentee ballot can be tracked on the Iowa Secretary of State's website:
Track Your Absentee Ballot (iowa.gov)

VOTER REGISTRATION:

Voter Registration Form

The deadline to pre-register to vote for the March 7, 2023 Election is 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 20th. This applies to registration in person (including at driver’s license stations or agencies) or by mail. Mailed registration forms postmarked on or before Monday, February 20, 2023 are considered on time.

 After February 20, 2023, a person may register to vote by showing proof of identity and proof of residency and must cast their ballot at that time.  This maybe done at either the polling place on Election Day OR in the Auditor’s Office prior to Election Day.

VOTER ID:

 **Pre-registered voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before receiving and casting a regular ballot.

**Pre-registered voters changing precincts must provide an approved form of identification and provide proof of residence.

**A voter who is unable to provide an approved form of identification (or prove residence if required)

1) May have their identity/residence attested to by another registered voter in the precinct. The attester must provide an approved form of identification.

2) Prove identity and residence using Election Day Registration documents, or

3) Cast a provisional ballot and provide proof of identity/residence at the County Auditor’s office by NOON on Monday, March 13, 2023. 

For additional information about providing proof of identity and/or residence visit: https://sos.iowa.gov/voterid or phone 319-352-0340.