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2024 General Election

November 5, 2024

General Election
A General Election is the election in which federal and state officers, members of Congress and of the general assembly, county and township officers, and other officers appear on the ballot. General Elections are held the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November of each even-numbered year.

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF 2024 GENERAL ELECTION

 

Notice is hereby given to the eligible voters of Des Moines County, State of Iowa, that the General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024. Voters must vote in their precinct and polling place of residence. Please read this notice carefully to determine your correct voting location. If you are unsure of your voting location for this election, please contact the Des Moines County Auditor & Commissioner of Elections at 319-753-8232.

 

 

The polls will be open from 7:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M.

 

General Election polling places:

 

Pct 1, 2, & Tama            Oak Street Baptist Church

                                     1303 Oak St., Burlington

 

Pct 3                             Optimae Life Services

                                    910 Cottonwood, Ste 1001, Burlington

 

Pct 4 & Union                First Church of the Nazarene

                                    1015 S. Roosevelt Ave., Burlington

 

Pct 5 & 6                       Harmony Bible Church

                                    550 Division St., Burlington

 

Pct 7                             James Madison Educational Center

                                    2132 Madison Ave., Burlington

 

Pct 8 & Concordia         Bethany Lutheran Church

                                    2515 Madison Ave., Burlington

 

Benton, Huron,              Two Rivers Office Building

& Jackson Twps.           5601 205th St., Kingston

 

City of Danville,             Danville Community Building

Danville Twp.                104 Shepherd St. Danville

 

Flint River Twp,             Middletown City Hall

Middletown                   120 Mechanic St., Middletown

 

Mediapolis Town           Mediapolis City Hall

Franklin, Yellow Spring  510 Main St., Mediapolis

 

Pleasant Grove,            Yarmouth Fire Station

Washington Twp.           20454 Eastern Ave., Yarmouth

 

West Burlington Town    Divine Mercy Parish Center

                                    502 W Mt Pleasant St., West Burlington

 

              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 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 County Auditor’s office by November 7th. 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 319-753-8232.

           

Voter pre-registration deadline and vote by mail request deadline is October 21st at 5:00 PM at the Des Moines County Auditor’s Office.  Absentee ballots voted in-person are available in the County Auditor’s office until November 4th at 4:30 PM.

 

Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in their vehicle.  For further information, please contact the county auditor’s office at the telephone number or email address below.

Telephone: (319) 753-8232         Email: dotys@dmcounty.com      For TTY access, dial 711+753-8232

 

            A full set of sample ballots are available for viewing on the Des Moines County website at https://dmcountyelections.iowa.gov

 

            The following offices and candidates will appear on ballot styles according to the specific jurisdictions:

 

            President and Vice President

 

            Kamala D. Harris & Tim Walz

            Donald J. Trump & JD Vance

            Chase Oliver & Mike ter Maat

            Claudia De la Cruz & Karina Garcia

            William P. Stodden & Stephanie H. Cholensky

            Robert F. Kennedy Jr. & Nicole Shanahan

            Shiva Ayyadurai & Crystal Ellis

                       

            United States Representative District 1 (vote for no more than one)

 

            Christina Bohannan

            Mariannette Miller-Meeks

           

            State Senator District 48 (vote for no more than one)

 

            John Dabeet

            Mark S. Lofgren

                         

            State Senator District 50 (vote for no more than one)

 

            Nannette Griffin

            Jeff Reichman

 

            State Representative District 95 (vote for no more than one)

 

            Jeff Poulter

            Taylor Collins

           

            State Representative District 99 (vote for no more than one)

 

            Jim Beres

            Matthew Rinker

 

            Des Moines County Auditor (vote for no more than one)

 

            Sara Doty, Democrat

           

            Des Moines County Supervisor (vote for no more than two)

 

            Jim Cary, Democrat

            Shane McCampbell, No Party

            Bradley E. Bourn, No Party

 

            Des Moines County Sheriff (vote for no more than one)

 

            Bob Krause, Democrat

            Kevin Glendening, No Party

           

            Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner (vote for no more than three)

           

            Andrew Mason

            Jason Hinson

            Josh Nelson

 

            County Agricultural Extension Council (vote for no more than four)

 

            Patti Jo Oberman Patton

            Duane Beckman

            Aaron A. Cling

            Michael Pfeiff

            Stefanie Riley

 

            Judicial Ballot

            Shall the following Justices/Judges be retained in office?

 

            Supreme Court Justice

 

            David May

 

            Court of Appeals Judge

           

            Tyler J. Buller

            Mary Elizabeth Chicchelly

            Samuel Langholz

            Mary Ellen Tabor

 

            District 8B Court Judge

 

            Clinton R. Boddicker

            Joshua P. Schier

            Shane Wiley

            John M. Wright

           

            District 8B Associate Judge

 

            Jennifer Slocum Bailey

            Tyron T. Rogers

            Jonathan Michael Stensvaag

 

 

 

 

             Certification of Constitutional Amendment – November 5, 2024, General Election

 

Shall the following amendment to the Constitution be adopted?

1

Summary: Provides for only U.S. citizens aged 18 or older and meeting state and county residency requirements to vote in all elections. Further provides that 17-year-olds who will be 18 years old by the General Election are eligible to vote in the primary election, subject to the same citizenship and residency requirements.  

Full Text: Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of the State of Iowa, as amended by the amendment of 1970, is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: 

Section 1. Electors. Only a citizen of the United States of the age of eighteen years, who shall have been a resident of this state for such period of time as shall be provided by law and of the county in which the citizen claims the citizen’s vote for such period of time as shall be provided by law, shall be entitled to vote at all elections which are authorized by law. However, for purposes of a primary election, a United States citizen must be at least eighteen years of age as of the next general election following the primary election. The required periods of residence shall not exceed six months in this state and sixty days in the county.  

 

2

 

Summary: Provides that the lieutenant governor will act as the governor if there is a temporary disability of the governor. Further provides that the lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor-elect will be the governor or governor-elect in the case of the resignation, death, or permanent disability of the governor or governor-elect thus creating a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor-elect, as appropriate.

Full Text: Section 17 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:

Sec. 17. Lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor-elect to become or act as governor or governor-elect. If there is a temporary disability of the governor, the lieutenant governor shall act as governor until the disability is removed, or the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office. In case of the death, resignation, or removal from office of the governor, the lieutenant governor shall become governor for the remainder of the term, which shall create a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor. This section shall also apply, as appropriate, to the governor-elect and the lieutenant governor-elect.

 

 

           

PUBLIC TEST OF VOTING EQUIPMENT

 

Public testing of the Des Moines County voting equipment will begin on October 29th at 2:00 PM in the Public Meeting Room on the 2nd Floor at the Des Moines County Courthouse, according to the provisions of 52.35. The public is invited to attend.

 

Signed and dated this 16th day of October 2024

 

Sara Doty

Des Moines County Auditor/Commissioner of Elections

 

 

Sample Ballots (PDF)

This webpage was printed on December 4, 2024. For the most current election-related information, visit the Des Moines County, Iowa, Elections website at https://dmcountyelections.iowa.gov/.
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