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Iowa absentee ballot receipt deadline at the county auditor (8 p.m. on Election Day), November 3, 2026

Iowa absentee ballot receipt deadline at the county auditor (8 p.m. on Election Day): November 3, 2026 at 20:00 America/Chicago. Official source: Jones County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, Jones County, Iowa. This record covers regular civilian voters using the mail method. Scoped to receipt of a voted absentee ballot by the county auditor by the close of polls (8 p.m.) on Election Day; postmarks do not extend it. UOCAVA voters have separate rules.

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Jones County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, Jones County, Iowa ↗
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deadline-ia-mail-return-general-2026
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Vote Files, "Iowa absentee ballot receipt deadline at the county auditor (8 p.m. on Election Day), November 3, 2026," last checked Sept. 25, 2026, citing Jones County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, Jones County, Iowa, https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ia-mail-return-general-2026

APA

Vote Files. (2026, September 25). Iowa absentee ballot receipt deadline at the county auditor (8 p.m. on Election Day), November 3, 2026 [Election deadline record]. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ia-mail-return-general-2026

Chicago

Vote Files. "Iowa absentee ballot receipt deadline at the county auditor (8 p.m. on Election Day), November 3, 2026." Last modified September 25, 2026. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ia-mail-return-general-2026.

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@misc{votefiles_deadline_ia_mail_return_general_2026,
  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Iowa absentee ballot receipt deadline at the county auditor (8 p.m. on Election Day), November 3, 2026}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ia-mail-return-general-2026}},
  note         = {Citation ID deadline-ia-mail-return-general-2026; official source: Jones County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, Jones County, Iowa, https://www.jonescountyiowaelections.gov/elections/info/general\_election\_2026\_11\_03/; last checked 2026-09-25; accessed 2026-09-25}
}
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