Greene County auditor Jane Heun, her fellow county auditors across the state, and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate encourage voters to cast absentee ballots by mail in the upcoming June 2 primary. During the COVID-19 pandemic, voting by mail is the safest option, a press release stated.
Secretary Pate is sending absentee ballot request forms to every active registered voter in the state. The forms should arrive in mailboxes later this month and will include pre-paid postage for returning them to the Greene County auditor’s office.
Once voters receive their absentee ballot request form in the mail, they should fill it out and mail it promptly. Iowans can also download the request form directly from the Iowa Secretary of State website, VoterReady.Iowa.gov. Requests must be received by the county auditor’s office by Friday, at 22, at 5 pm for a ballot to be mailed to a registered voter.
“We want all eligible citizens to participate in our elections and casting a ballot by mail is the best method during this pandemic,” Secretary Pate said. “Absentee voting has security measures in place to ensure the integrity of the ballot.”
Primary elections are intended for members of the Republican and Democratic parties only. Voters not registered with the Democratic or Republican party who choose to request a party’s ballot will have their voter registration officially changed to that political party.
Persons who want more information about the June 2 primary, visit VoterReady.Iowa.gov or www.co.greene.ia.us
