As of Thursday, more than 475,000 absentee ballots had been requested state-wide an increase of 142 percent over the 2014 election. In Polk County, where an estimated one-third of the counties more than 16,000 voters live in mail-in precincts, 3,077 ballots had been received as of the last official count on Tuesday said director of public records Michelle Cote. “I’m estimating we should have somewhere between 4,500 and 5,000 mail-in and absentee ballots returned to us by Tuesday,” said Cote. “People in mail ballot precincts can drop off or come in to vote [at the government center] on election day until 8:00 p.m. as we are their polling place.”
Residents who live in precincts in precincts with polling locations have until Monday at 4:30 p.m. to go to the Government Center to apply for an absentee ballot and vote. On Tuesday, all voters with polling places in their precinct, who haven’t voted absentee, must go to their polling place to vote on Tuesday, November 6. Cote reminds voters of the hours at the taxpayer service center for absentee voting, including being open on Saturday, November 3. “We are open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and Monday for absentee voting, and we will also be open Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for absentee voting and mail-in ballot drop-off.”
Polling places will be open on Tuesday, November 6 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Polk County Government Center Open For Absentee Voting
