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If you've requested an absentee ballot, your county auditor should mail it to you on that day.

And it may take a few days to reach you because unless you live in one of the largest counties, your ballot will be sent somewhere else in a different county for processing, and that can add days to the delivery time.

So technically, you still have a few more days to submit an absentee ballot request form.

The deadline for those to reach county auditors is Monday, October 19th.

But at this point, it's leaving it a bit late to vote by mail unless you have no other option because ballots must arrive at county auditor's offices by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Remember, there are no longer any late arriving ballots counted, even if they were postmarked well before the election.

All 99 county election offices will be open on weekdays for in-person early voting.

Laura, what do Iowans need to bring with them?

This is my preferred option.

Usually, I don't have to wait more than a few minutes, and it's easy, like I said, all 99 counties.

You will need your driver's license or non-operator ID or some form of valid ID.

If nothing has changed about your voter registration since the last time you voted, you just need a valid ID.

So for most people, that would be a driver's license or non-operator ID.

It could also be a passport, military or veteran ID.

an Iowa voter ID card that you could get from your county auditor or a tribal ID card or document.

Now, if you haven't registered in Iowa before, or if you've moved to a different precinct or a different county since the last time you voted, you will need to bring proof of address as well as the ID.

So proof of address, it could be your driver's license if that has your current address on it.

But if it doesn't, it could be something like a residential lease, a utility bill a bank statement a paycheck a property tax statement or some other government check do

you want to let people know if you go to an early voting location you can't take your ballot with you to return later

That's right.

You have to fill out your ballot and submit it right there in the county auditor's office or satellite location.

So you want to research the races in your area, and that includes any county-level offices or local ballot initiatives ahead of time.

That reminds me that I need to still finish my research on the judges who are up for retention this year.

And if someone receives a ballot in the mail but is worried about the post office not getting it back in time, Laura, what are the best options for returning that ballot?

You can hand deliver it yourself to the county auditor's office or someone in your immediate family or household can deliver it for you.

If you've requested an absentee ballot, your county auditor should mail it to you on that day.

And it may take a few days to reach you because unless you live in one of the largest counties, your ballot will be sent somewhere else in a different county for processing, and that can add days to the delivery time.

So technically, you still have a few more days to submit an absentee ballot request form.

The deadline for those to reach county auditors is Monday, October 19th.

But at this point, it's leaving it a bit late to vote by mail unless you have no other option because ballots must arrive at county auditor's offices by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Remember, there are no longer any late arriving ballots counted, even if they were postmarked well before the election.

All 99 county election offices will be open on weekdays for in-person early voting.

Laura, what do Iowans need to bring with them?

This is my preferred option.

Usually, I don't have to wait more than a few minutes, and it's easy, like I said, all 99 counties.

You will need your driver's license or non-operator ID or some form of valid ID.

If nothing has changed about your voter registration since the last time you voted, you just need a valid ID.

So for most people, that would be a driver's license or non-operator ID.

It could also be a passport, military or veteran ID.

an Iowa voter ID card that you could get from your county auditor or a tribal ID card or document.

Now, if you haven't registered in Iowa before, or if you've moved to a different precinct or a different county since the last time you voted, you will need to bring proof of address as well as the ID.

So proof of address, it could be your driver's license if that has your current address on it.

But if it doesn't, it could be something like a residential lease, a utility bill a bank statement a paycheck a property tax statement or some other government check do

you want to let people know if you go to an early voting location you can't take your ballot with you to return later

That's right.

You have to fill out your ballot and submit it right there in the county auditor's office or satellite location.

So you want to research the races in your area, and that includes any county-level offices or local ballot initiatives ahead of time.

That reminds me that I need to still finish my research on the judges who are up for retention this year.

And if someone receives a ballot in the mail but is worried about the post office not getting it back in time, Laura, what are the best options for returning that ballot?

You can hand deliver it yourself to the county auditor's office or someone in your immediate family or household can deliver it for you.