In-person absentee voting starts Wednesday

LEE COUNTY - The first day to vote absentee in person for the November 8^th General Election is Wednesday, October 19^th. You may vote at the County Auditor’s Office, 933 Avenue H in Fort Madison Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or the Courthouse in Keokuk, from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Eligible voters may vote in person until November 7th at 4:30 p.m.  These offices will also be open on Saturday, November 5^th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for absentee voting.

The deadline to mail an absentee ballot is at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 24^th. After that date, if you wish to vote early, you must vote in person at one of the locations.

All absentee ballots must be received by the County Auditor by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 8th.  The only people who may return a voted absentee ballot to the County Auditor’s Office other than the voter, are someone living in the voter’s household, an immediate family member, the special precinct election officials who deliver a ballot to the resident of a health care facility, or a delivery agent if a voter is unable to return a ballot due to blindness or other disability. 

Questions-call the Auditor’s Office at 319-372-3705 or dfraise@leecounty.org