Cass County Primary Election Information

 

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2022 Primary Sample Ballots

Current Election Information

 

Sample Ballots

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that an election, being the Primary Election, in the County of Cass, State of Iowa, has been called and ordered to be held Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. of the same day.

Voters may vote absentee by mail. Absentee ballot request forms may be requested from the Cass County Auditor’s Office by calling 712-243-4570 or by visiting https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/absenteeinfo.html. All absentee ballot request forms for a mailed ballot must be received in the Cass County Auditor’s Office before 5:00 p.m. on May 23, 2022. Requests received after that time will be rejected in accordance to state law.

Voters may vote absentee in-person at the Cass County Auditor’s Office, 5 W 7th Street Atlantic, IA, during regular business hours through June 6, 2022. The Cass County Auditor’s Office will also be open for Primary Election business Saturday, June 4, 2022, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Pre-registered voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before receiving and casting a regular ballot. Voters who are not pre-registered – such as voters registering to vote on Election Day – and voters changing precincts must also provide proof of residence. A voter who is unable to provide an approved form of identification (or prove residence if required) 1) may have the voter’s identity/residence attested to by another registered voter in the precinct, 2) prove identity and residence using Election Day Registration documents, or 3) cast a provisional ballot and provide proof of identity/residence at the Cass County Auditor’s Office by June 14, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. (noon). Election Day Registrant attesters must provide an approved form of identification. For additional information about providing proof of identity and/or residence visit: https://sos.iowa.gov/voterid or phone 712-243-4570.

CASS COUNTY POLLING PLACES

Precinct

Polling Location

Atlantic Ward 1

Zion Luthern Church

811 Oak Street, Atlantic

Atlantic Ward 2

Atlantic Public Library

507 Poplar St, Atlantic

Atlantic Ward 3

Cass County Community Center

805 W 10th Street, Atlantic

Atlantic Ward 4

United Church of Christ

1607 Hazel Street, Atlantic

Atlantic Ward 5

Heritage House

1200 Brookridge Circle, Atlantic

Bear Grove Twp/Cass Twp/ City of Lewis*

Lewis Community Center

400 W Main Street, Lewis

Benton Twp/Franklin Twp/Grant Twp/ Lincoln Twp/

City of Anita/City of Wiota*

Anita Community Center

805 Main Street, Anita

Brighton Twp/Grove Twp/Pymosa Twp/Washington Twp/

City of Marne

Cass County Community Center

805 W 10th Street, Atlantic

Noble Twp/Pleasant Twp/City of Griswold

Griswold Community Building

601 2nd Street, Griswold

Union Twp/City of Cumberland

Cumberland Community Building

200 W 2nd St, Cumberland

Edna Twp/Victoria Twp/ Easterly Portion of Massena Twp

Massena Public Library

122 Main Street, Massena

Westerly Portion of Massena Twp/City of Massena*

CAM Middle School

207 E 6th Street, Massena

*Notice of polling location change: the precincts noted are listed with their new permanent polling location, voters in those precincts will vote at the listed polling location.

 

Absentee and special voter ballots will be counted at the Cass County Courthouse, 5 W 7th Street, Atlantic, Iowa 50022. Voting equipment will be used at the election. Public test of election equipment will be May 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse and continue until completion of the required test.  Voters can find sample ballots on the Cass County Elections website: https://www.casscountyia.gov/county-government/elections/primary-elections/.

Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle. For further information, please contact the County Auditor’s Office at the telephone number or e-mail address listed below:

Telephone: 712-243-4570 

E-mail address: auditor@casscoia.us

The public is hereby notified that the post-election audit for the 2022 Primary Election will take place on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 1:00pm in the Cass County Board of Supervisors Meeting Room.

Sara Harris

Cass County Auditor

Commissioner of Elections