Mailed Absentee Ballot Requests Deadline Nears

CLINTON – Clinton County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Eric Van Lancker is reminding those who want a November 8 General Election ballot mailed to their home must have their request in the Clinton County Auditor’s Office before 5 p.m. on Monday, October 24. 

Absentee ballots cannot be mailed from the Auditor’s Office after that deadline as part of new election laws approved by the Iowa Legislature last year.

“The change in the law has moved back the last day we can mail absentee ballots,” Van Lancker said, “However, voters may still vote absentee in-person at the Clinton County Auditor’s Office through Monday, November 7.”

The Clinton County Auditor’s Office will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on October 24. The office is located in the Clinton County Administration Building, 1900 N. 3rd St., Clinton, IA.

Van Lancker reminded absentee voters that ballots being returned by mail to the Clinton County Auditor’s Office need to be in his office by 8 p.m. November 8 to be counted. He said that new deadline is also a result of new elections laws approved by the Iowa Legislature last year. He said postmarks and barcodes on the envelope are no longer allowed to be used for ballots received after Election Day.

For more information about the 2022 General Election contact the Clinton County Auditor’s office at 563-244-0568 or visit the website at elections.clintoncounty-ia.gov. Voters can also follow Clinton County Elections on Facebook and Twitter.