Early voting for June primary begins

Eastern Iowans looking to cast votes in the June 7 primary can do so as soon as Thursday.

That's when early voting begins in Linn and Johnson counties.

In Linn County, early voting starts at 8 a.m. at the Linn County Auditor's Office Election Services Department at the Public Service Center, 935 Second St SW.

Johnson County early voting starts at 7:45 a.m. at the Auditor's Office, 913 S. Dubuque St. The auditor's office also is providing several satellite voting locations in May and early June.

As a partisan primary, voters must declare a party before receiving a ballot.

Voters also can have absentee ballots mailed to them, which must be returned postmarked on or before June 6.

Go to www.LinnCountyElections.org to gain access to all election-related information for Linn County.

More information on the Johnson County election can be found at the auditor's website at http://www.johnson-county.com/dept_auditor.aspx?id=19798.