Iowa

To be eligible to vote in Iowa, you must be:

• A citizen of the United States
• A resident of Iowa
• At least 18 years old on Election Day
  NOTE: If you are 17½ years old, you may register to vote, but your registration will not be effective until your 18th birthday
• Not convicted of a felony (and if you have, you must have had your voting rights restored)
• Not currently been judged by a court as incompetent to vote
• Not voting in any other place

The voting systems used in Iowa are optical scan and Hand counted paper ballots.

You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependant of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.

If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.

If your work schedule doesn't give you three consecutive hours off work while the polls are open, you have the right to take up to three hours off from work to vote.

You must make a written request for time off to vote to your employer before election day. Your employer has the right to specify which hours you get to take off. You cannot be penalized and deductions cannot be made from your regular salary or wages on account of this absence

Polls are open from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm.

For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.

For information on state campaign contributions, please visit state's resource.

If you need help marking your ballot because of a disability or because you can't read English, any person you choose may help you, except your employer, your employer's agent or an officer or agent of your union. If you want help from the precinct workers, one person from each political party will help you. You will need to sign a form indicating that you asked for help. All voting instructions at the polls are printed in large type.