PRIMARY ELECTION FACT SHEET Election Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 Poll Hours: Voter Registration Deadlines: Where to Register: Registration Changes: Absentee Voting: 7:00 am to 9:00 pm Mail voter registration forms worry-free postmarked date is May 23 rd. Registration postmarked on or before this day are considered on time to pre-register, even if they are received after 5 p.m. on May 27 th. Voter registrations delivered to the County Auditor s office or done in person must be completed on or before five o clock pm on Saturday, May 27 th to be pre-register. The Guthrie County Auditor s Office, 200 N. 5 th Street, Guthrie Center, weekdays between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Name and address changes within Guthrie County may be made any time up to and including election day. Prior to election day, changes are made by the same means as registration. On election day changes may be made at the voters new polling place with proper identification. Changes of address from outside Guthrie County are considered new registrations. Absentee votes may be cast at the Election Office through June 6 th, the day prior to the election. Request forms for absentee ballots may be obtained at the Guthrie County Auditor s Office, on the Guthrie County website at www.guthriecounty.org/elections, or the State of Iowa website at www.sos.state.ia.us. Please use Official Absentee Request forms to insure that the Auditor s Office can process the absentee ballot requested in a timely manner. The last day for the Auditor s office to mail an absentee ballot is Friday, June 3 rd. Voted absentee ballots must be postmarked by midnight the day prior to the election (June 6 th ) or may be dropped off at the Auditor s Office before the polls close (9:00 pm) on Election Day, June 7 th.
Guthrie County Polling Places Precinct Polling Place Black Blue Brown Gold Green Purple Red White Casey Visitor Center 100 E. Grant St., Casey Veteran s Auditorium Main St, Panora Panora Public Library Main St, Panora Guthrie Center Public Library 400 Grand St, Guthrie Center Yale Community Building Main St, Yale Congregational Church 224 N. Division St, Stuart Bayard Public Library 315 Main St, Bayard Christian Church Fellowship Hall 105 N. 4 th St, Guthrie Center GUTHRIE COUNTY AUDITOR Jerri Christman 200 N 5 th Street, Guthrie Center, Iowa 50115 641-747-3619 Fax: 641-747-3027 E-mail: guthriecauditor@netins.net
TO: FROM: All Guthrie County Area News Media Jerri Christman, Guthrie County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections DATE: March 15, 2016 SUBJECT: Primary Election The enclosed materials are designed to assist in coverage of the June 7, 2016 Primary Election. The following items are included: 1. News release of availability of absentee ballots. 2. News release regarding additional office hours and registration deadlines. 3. News release regarding absentee voting deadlines. 4. Fact sheet containing information relevant to the Primary Election, including a list of voting sites. 5. Listing of Primary Election offices that will appear on the ballot. A list of candidates will be available after the March 30 th, filing deadline. If you would like results by phone, fax, or email, please contact the Auditor s office at 641-747-3619 as soon as possible so we can get this information to you. All of the information provided along with the list of candidates will be available on the Guthrie County Website: www.guthriecounty.org/election. Thanking you in advance for all of your help and cooperation. For Release after April 28, 2016: Jerri Christman, Guthrie County Auditor, announces that absentee ballots for the Primary Election to be held June 7 th are now available in the Auditor s office. Any person unable to get to the polls on June 7, 2016, may fill out and send an Official Absentee Request form to the Guthrie County Auditor s Office, 200 N. 5 th Street, Guthrie Center, IA 50115. The request must contain the name, address, address where the ballot is to be mailed, Party affiliation, and the request must be signed by the person requesting a ballot. Requests must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 3 rd. You
may obtain the Official Absentee Request form from Guthrie County s Website at: www.guthriecounty.org/elections. Absentee ballots may also be voted in the Auditor s office week days from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4 th, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Anyone having questions regarding absentee voting may contact the Auditor s office, 641-747-3619. For Release prior to June 4, 2016: The Guthrie County Auditor s Office will be open Saturday, June 4 th, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. for the purpose of voting an absentee ballot for the June 7 th, Primary Election. Absentee ballots for the June 7 th, Primary Election may be cast at the Auditor s Office, Guthrie County Courthouse, 200 N. 5 th Street, Guthrie Center, through June 6 th or by mail. The last day to mail an absentee ballot to a voter is June 3 rd. Absentee ballots returned by mailed must be postmarked by June 6 th at midnight. For further information contact the Guthrie County Auditor s Office at 641-747-3619 between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, or visit our website at: www.guthriecounty.org/elections. United States Senator PRIMARY ELECTION OFFICES June 7, 2016 United States Representative 3 rd District State Senator 10 th District State Representative 20 th District County Board of Supervisors District #1 District #5 County Auditor County Sheriff
Democrat Republican U. S. Senator U. S. Senator Thomas L. Fiegen Robert M Hogg Patty Judge Bob Krause Charles E. Grassley U. S. Representative - 3rd District U. S. Representative - 3rd District Desmund Adams Jim Mowrer Mike Sherzan Joe Grandanette David Young State Senator - 10th District Matt Paladino State Senator - 10th District Jake Chapman State Representative - 20th District Scott Heldt State Representative - 20th District Clel Baudler Board of Supervisors - 1st District Jerome F. Caraher - incumbent Board of Supervisors - 1st District Jim Carroll Jerri Christman Jack E. Lloyd Board of Supervisors - 5th District No Candidate Board of Supervisors - 5th District Mike Dickson - incumbent County Auditor County Auditor
No Candidate Marci L. McClellan County Sheriff Marty Arganbright - incumbent County Sheriff No Candidate