Primary election June 5 — sites changed, registration details

Bremer County Auditor Shelley Wolf wants to alert those who wish to vote in the primary election June 5 that proof of identity and/or residency will be necessary if you have not registered or update your voter registration information prior to Saturday, May 26, at 5 p.m.

“Our precinct officials will be ready to assist any voter who needs to register on Election Day,” Wolf said.

The best form of identification is a valid Iowa driver’s license with the voter’s current address printed on it. The voter may also provide one of the following as proof of identity:

• Iowa non-driver identification card,
• Out-of-state driver’s license or non-driver’s identification card,
• U.S. passport,
• U.S. military ID,
• Employer-issued ID or
• Student ID from an Iowa high school or college

All forms of photo ID must be current, valid, and contain an expiration date. The expiration date must be the day the voter is registering or later or list “None” as the expiration date. Temporary licenses or IDs issued by the Iowa Department of Transportation will be accepted as proof of identity and/or residency while the temporary ID is valid.

If the ID presented as proof of identity does not contain the person’s current address, any of the following may be presented as proof of residency as long as it contains the voter’s name and current address:

• Residential lease
• Property tax statement
•  Utility bill (including a cell phone bill)
• Bank statement
• Pay check
• Government check or
• Other government document (vehicle registration, tax assessment, etc.)

If a voter does not have proof of identity and residence, a registered voter in the precinct can attest to the identity and residence of the voter as long as the attester has not attested for anyone else and was not attested for him or herself.

The voter being attested for must fill out a voter registration form and an oath swearing that the information is true.

The attester must also fill out an oath swearing the information the voter is providing is true. If a voter cannot prove identity and residence and does not have anyone who can attest for him or her, the voter may vote a provisional ballot and bring in proof of identity and residency at a later time.

Voters may cast absentee ballots in the Bremer County Auditor’s Office during normal business hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. thru Monday, June 4. The office will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 2. 

Requests for ballots to be sent by mail must be received in the Auditor’s Office by 5 p.m. on June 1.

Voters admitted to hospitals or nursing homes after midnight on June 2 may call to request delivery of an absentee ballot. Deadline for a telephone request in this situation is 5 p.m. on June 5.

Voters are reminded the primary election is a nomination process for selecting party candidates for placement on the November General Election ballot; therefore, a voter must declare affiliation with either the Democratic or Republican party in order to cast a ballot in this election. 

The voting location for many Bremer County residents is different than it has been in previous years due to the 2010 Census redistricting:

For more information, contact the Bremer County Auditor’s Office at 319-352-0340.

Precinct and ward maps.