Sample Ballot for November 3, 2026 Election

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Notice of General Election and Sample Ballots
Office of the IOWA County Clerk
To the voters of IOWA County:
November 3, 2026
Notice is hereby given of a general election to be held in the several wards in IOWA
County on November 3, 2026, at which the officers named below shall be chosen.
The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations
have been certified to or filed in this office, are listed under the title of the office and
under the appropriate party or other designation, together with any referendum
questions submitted to a vote, in the sample ballot above.

INFORMATION TO VOTERS
Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to vote, a voter shall:
state their name and address
show an acceptable form of photo identification*
sign the poll book**

*If a voter does not have acceptable photo identification, the voter may obtain a
free photo ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles.

**If the voter is unable to sign the poll book due to disability, a poll worker may
write the word "exempt."

If a voter is not registered to vote, they may register to vote at the polling place serving
their residence if the voter provides proof of residence.

Where ballots are distributed to voters, the initials of two inspectors must appear on
the ballot.

Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall enter a voting booth or go to a machine
and cast their ballot. The vote should not be cast in any manner other than specified
here. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the voter in marking their ballot may
be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone
so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.

A voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the voter's minor child or
minor ward.

An election official may inform the voter of the proper manner for casting a vote but the
official may not advise or indicate a particular voting choice.

Assistance for Voting
A voter may select an individual to assist in casting their vote if the voter declares to
the presiding official that they are unable to read, have difficulty reading, writing, or
understanding English, or that due to disability are unable to cast their ballot. The
selected individual rendering assistance may not be the voter's employer or an agent
of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the
voter. If a voter is unable to state their name and address, an assistant may also do
so for the voter.

Where Optical Scan Voting is Used
The voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate of
their choice for each office for which they intend to vote. To vote for a person whose
name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall write in the name of the person of
their choice in the space provided for a write-in vote and fill in the oval or connect the
arrow next to the write-in line. On referendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval
or connect the arrow next to "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall fill in the
oval or connect the arrow next to "no" if opposed to the question.

When using an electronic ballot marking device ("Automark," "Express Vote," "Clear
Access" or "ImageCast Evolution-ICE") to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall
touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select the name of the candidate of their
choice for each office for which they intend to vote. To vote for a person whose name
does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall touch the screen next to "write-in" and
type in the name of the person of their choice. On referendum questions, the voter
shall touch the screen at "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the
screen at "no" if opposed to the question.

Spoiling Ballots
If a voter spoils an optical scan ballot, they shall return it to an election official who shall
issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any
one voter. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any
other way, the voter shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot
in its place.

After Voting the Ballot
After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it may be inserted in a security sleeve
so the marks do not show. The voter shall then insert the ballot in the voting device or
deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a central count system is used, the
voter shall insert the ballot in the ballot box or deliver the ballot to an inspector for
deposit. The voter shall leave the polling place promptly.

Megan Currie, County Clerk

At the above link is a sample of the official ballot