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City of Ames IA

Ames City Clerk
515 Clark Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
Phone: 515-239-5105
Fax: 515-239-5142
E-mail:
dvoss@city.ames.ia.us

City Clerk's Office

Absentee and Early Voting

Click here for Absentee Voting Instructions
from Story County Auditor, Mary Mosiman.

A provision in state law, added as part of the implementation of the Help America Vote Act, requires that ALL absentee ballot requests be made on the official Secretary of State Form.

Absentee Voting in Person: Absentee voting in person may be done between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Auditor's Office, 900 Sixth Street, in Nevada.

Absentee Voting by Mail: Voters may request absentee ballots in order to vote by mail.

All request forms must be signed by the registered voter and mailed to:
Mary Mosiman, Story County Auditor
Story County Administration
900 Sixth Street
Nevada, IA 50201-2087

Click here for an "Official Absentee Ballot Request form"
or
pick one up in the Ames City Clerk's Office,
515 Clark Avenue, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by the day before Election Day and received prior to the official canvass in order to be counted. Ballots may also be returned in person to the Auditor's Office prior to the close of the polls on Election Day. Click here for more information.

Call the Auditor's Office at 382-7217 if you have questions.