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City of Bondurant issued the following announcement on October 12.

The 2021 election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Polls will open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. To find your polling place visit the Iowa Secretary of State’s website.

City election candidates:

Mayor (1 to be elected) 2-year term

• Wes Enos
• Doug Elrod

City Council  (At Large - 1 to be elected) 4-year term

• Robert L. Peffer
• Matt Sillanpaa

Bondurant-Farrar Community School District (At Large - 2 to be elected) 4-year term

• Grant Pinkley
• Garry G. Lenhart
• Cally Edelen
• Kristin Swift

Registering to vote is a legal requirement to vote in elections in Iowa. To register, you:

• Must be at least 17 years old. A person may vote if they will be 18 years old on or before election day. In the case of primary elections, a person may vote if they will be 18 years old on or before the corresponding regular election
• Must be a United States Citizen
• Must be an Iowa resident
• Cannot be a convicted felon (unless your voting rights have been restored by the Governor, including through Executive Order, after a felony conviction)
• Cannot be judged mentally incompetent by a court of law
• Cannot claim the right to vote in any other place

The deadline to pre-register to vote is Oct. 18, 2021.

An in-person absentee ballot is held Oct. 13, 2021 - Nov. 1, 2021.

An absentee ballot by mail request deadline is 5:00 PM CST on Monday, Oct. 18.

If voters requested an absentee ballot, it must be received by the Polk County auditor by the time polls close on Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. 

The Postal Service has recommended mailing ballots at least a week before the due date, mailing the ballot earlier is better.

The Iowa secretary of state office has a ballot tracker on its website.

For early, in-person satellite voting and absentee ballot drop-off find your County Auditor’s Office hours and address.

Visit the Iowa Secretary of State’s website to determine your voting precinct and polling location.

Original source can be found here.