VOTE IN IOWA

for 2024 General Election

Tuesday, November 5th

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Online and Mail-In: Monday, October 21st, 2024

In Person: Tuesday, November 5th, 2024

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

• VOTER REGISTRATION: ONLINE

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Monday, October 21st. Click here to register to vote online.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: BY MAIL

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Monday, October 21st. You can download and print the voter registration application, and send it to your County Auditor office.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: IN PERSON

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Tuesday, November 5th. You can download and print the voter registration application, and deliver it to or register at your county auditor office.

  Same-day, in person registration is available for all eligible Iowa residents. You may register to vote at the county auditor office. You are required to bring proof if identity and residence.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE?

• VOTE IN PERSON

  Polling place hours: 7:00 am – 8:00 pm CT

  Iowa voters are required to show an Iowa driver’s license or non-operator ID, U.S. passport, U.S. military ID or veteran’s ID, tribal ID/document or Iowa voter ID card at the polls before they vote.

  A voter without one of the listed forms of ID may have the voter’s identity attested to by another registered voter in the precinct or may prove identity and residence using Election Day Registration documents.

  Voters without the necessary ID or an attester will be offered a provisional ballot and can provide ID up until the time of the county canvass of votes, which is Monday after election day for the elections.

• VOTE EARLY (IN PERSON)

  In-person absentee is available in Iowa. Contact your local election office for more information.

  In-person absentee will take place from October 16th to 5:00 pm on November 4th, 2024.

• VOTE BY MAIL

  All registered voters in Iowa will automatically receive a mail-in ballot application for the general election this year.  Make sure your address is up to date. You may find more information on the mail-in ballot at this link. You may request the absentee ballot by 5:00 pm CT on Monday, October 21st.

  • Your mail-in ballot must be received by 8:00 pm CT on November 5th.
  • You can also hand deliver your ballot by 8:00 pm CT on November 5th.
  • Click here to find the auditor’s office where your mail-in ballot may be submitted: 

  If you need to change any information on your voter registration, you may submit a new voter registration online at this link by October 21st 

MORE INFORMATION FOR IOWA VOTERS

• Positions on the Ballot: 2024 General Election

  U.S. PRESIDENT
  A U.S. President serves a term of 4 years. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 Presidential Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Kamala Harris & Tim Walz (D) vs Donald Trump & J. D. Vance (R)

  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  A U.S. House Representative serves a term of 2 years. Voters will elect four candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state’s four U.S. districts. Find your congressional district on the U.S. House of Representatives website. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 General Election for select districts. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ 1st district: Christina Bohannan (D) vs. Mariannette Miller-Meeks* (R)
  ▹ 2nd district: Sarah Corkery (D) vs. Ashley Hinson* (R)
  ▹ 3rd district: Lanon Baccam (D) vs. Zach Nunn* (R)
  ▹ 4th district: Ryan Melton (D) vs. Randy Feenstra* (R)

  IOWA STATE SENATE
  Of the 50 Iowa Senate Districts, those in the even-numbered districts are on the ballot. Find your legislative district on the Iowa State Legislature website.

  IOWA STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  All positions in the 100 house districts of Iowa are on the ballot. Find your legislative district on the Iowa State Legislature website.

  IOWA SUPREME COURT
  A judge on the Supreme Court of Iowa serves a term of 8 years. The term of one Iowa Supreme Court justice will expire on December 31, 2024. One seat is up for retention on the ballot. 

  IOWA INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT
  The terms of 4 Iowa intermediate appellate court justices will expire on December 31, 2024. The 4 seats are up for retention on the ballot. 

  STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES
  ▹ LRCA: Require citizenship to vote in state elections and allow 17-year-olds to vote in Primaries Amendment
  ▹ LRCA – Gubernatorial Succession Amendment: Allow the lieutenant governor to assume the office of governor for the remainder of the term – creating a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor – if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office

  You can find the official statewide list here.

• Pre-Registration

  17.5-year-old Iowa residents may re-register to vote, but can only vote when they turn 18 as long as they meet the voter requirements of the state.

• Provisional Ballot

  A provisional ballot is a regular ballot that is placed in a special envelope prior to being put in the ballot box. It is available for the voters whose identification is not verified at a polling place. A provisional ballot may be offered to those who believe they are registered to vote even though their names are not on the official voter registration list at the polling place and those who applied to vote by mail but would like to cast a vote in person.

  Every voter who casts a provisional ballot has the right to find out from their local election official if the ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted. Contact the election auditor to check the status of your provisional ballot.

• College Students & Voters Overseas

  Students from Iowa living away from home while attending a college, trade school, or technical school may choose to vote in absentee ballot.

  If you are a student living temporarily outside the United States, you can register to vote and apply to vote by mail using the Federal Post Card Application (Absentee Ballot) that is used by all other U.S. voters who are living abroad.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN IOWA?

  You must be a United States citizen and 18 years old on the date of the general election (17-year-olds may register if they will be 18 by the time of the general election). You must be a resident of Iowa. You cannot be a convicted felon (unless rights of citizenship have been restored), nor can you be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of law. You cannot claim the right to vote elsewhere.

• How often do I need to register to vote?

  You are required to register to vote only once. However, if information like your name or address changes, you need to fill out the voter registration form again to keep your voter information up to date. Check your voter registration information at this link.

• Which party should I be affiliated with?

  KAGC does not endorse any party or candidate; as such KAGC does not guide anyone to vote for, or be affiliated with, any specific party. In most parts of the United States, the Republican Party and Democratic Party are two major political parties. Throughout U.S. history, 19 presidents have been Republican (including Presidents Lincoln, Reagan, Bush, and Trump) and 16 have been Democrats (including Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Clinton, Obama, and Biden) You may find more information on their respective websites. When registering to vote in Iowa, it is not mandatory for a voter to declare party affiliation.

• Am I limited to vote for the party I'm affiliated with?

  In Iowa, voters may vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot in both the primary and general elections. Note that in the primary elections, unaffiliated voters must either publicly declare their ballot choice or their ballot selection may be regarded as a form of registration with the corresponding party.

• What is this year's election about?

  On top of the ballot across the U.S. this year will be the candidates for U.S. President. In Iowa, there are also candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, Iowa State Senate, Iowa State House, Iowa State Supreme Court, Iowa Intermediate appellate courts, and various statewide ballot measures. For more information on state specific elections, please see the page above.

• What is my district? Who is running in my district?

  To find your congressional district, visit the U.S. House of Representatives website and enter your zip code in the search bar on the top right-hand corner of the main page. For information on your Iowa legislative district, please visit the Iowa Legislature website.

• Must I vote for each position on the ballot?

  Voters are not required to vote for every single position listed on the ballot. You may skip any position you do not support any candidate for, and you may also write-in a candidate of your choice not listed on the ballot. In the general election, voters may also vote for any candidate of preference regardless of party affiliations.

• What happens if I move?

  Every time there is a change in your address, whether in-state or out of state, you must update the information by filling out a voter registration form. Government agencies often mail election-related information to your address on file, which sometimes requires a prompt response. When a response is missing for a certain period of time, your voter registration may be considered inactive and is subject to elimination.

• I registered to vote a long time ago. What should I do now?

  Please visit this website to check your voter registration status, as well as the information on your voter registration. If your status is inactive, your information does not appear, or any of your information is inaccurate, please fill out the voter registration form and submit it by the deadline.

• Does voting lead to a mandatory jury duty?

  No. Voter registration and jury duty have no correlation with each other. Jury duty selection is made based on a different database than the voter roll.