Iowa last day for the county auditor to receive a request for a mailed absentee ballot for the general election, October 19, 2026
Iowa last day for the county auditor to receive a request for a mailed absentee ballot for the general election: October 19, 2026. Official source: Delaware County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, Delaware County, Iowa. This record covers regular civilian voters using the mail method. Scoped to an ordinary written request for an absentee ballot to be mailed. Iowa Code 53.2 requires receipt by the auditor by 5 p.m. that day; the primary county line does not print the hour, so none is admitted. UOCAVA voters have separate rules.
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Vote Files, "Iowa last day for the county auditor to receive a request for a mailed absentee ballot for the general election, October 19, 2026," last checked Sept. 25, 2026, citing Delaware County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, Delaware County, Iowa, https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ia-mail-request-general-2026
Vote Files. (2026, September 25). Iowa last day for the county auditor to receive a request for a mailed absentee ballot for the general election, October 19, 2026 [Election deadline record]. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ia-mail-request-general-2026
Vote Files. "Iowa last day for the county auditor to receive a request for a mailed absentee ballot for the general election, October 19, 2026." Last modified September 25, 2026. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ia-mail-request-general-2026.
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