Primary election set for Tuesday
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The primary election will be held Tuesday, June 2.
In Iowa, participating voters must declare their party preference, Republican and Democrat, before receiving a ballot. Independent voters or No Party voters may declare a party preference and vote in the primary election.
Poll are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Polling places are listed below for each precinct:
• Athens precinct – Kellerton City Hall
• Clinton and Mount Ayr 2 – First Christian Church
• Mount Ayr 1 – American Legion building
• Tingley and Union – Tingley Community Building
• Washington – Diagonal Community Building.
Voters who previously voted at the Redding Frontier Hall (Clinton precinct) and the Ringgold County Courthouse (Mount Ayr 2 precinct) will now vote at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr.
Voters who previously voted at the Ellston Community Building (Union precinct) will now vote at the Tingley Community Building.
Early voting is still available in person in the county courthouse on Thursday, May 28 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, May 29 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 30 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Monday, June 1 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before they may receive and cast a ballot. Voters who are not pre-registered or voters changing precincts must also provide proof of residence. Any voter who cannot show ID may have their identity attested to by another registered voter in the precinct who has proper ID. For more information about voter ID, visit http://sos.iowa.gov/voterid or call 641-464-3239.
Iowa law allows eligible persons to register and vote at the polls on Election Day. An Election Day registrant must provide acceptable proof of identity and current residence in the precinct. Voters choosing this option should plan to take a few extra minutes for the transaction.
Any voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write may be given assistance by a person of the voter’s choice, other than the voter’s employer or agent of that employer or officer or agent of the voter’s union.
Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle.
For further information, contact the Ringgold County auditor’s office at 641-464-3239 or email awaske@ringgoldcounty.us.
