Early voting sites announced for Linn, Johnson counties

CEDAR RAPIDS - The Cedar Rapids Public Library will host a satellite voting location later this month for those looking to vote early in the upcoming Nov. 7 city elections.

The library will host the satellite voting site from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 25. Voters in all Linn County city elections can vote at the site.

In addition, Hiawatha voters will have the option to vote at a special satellite location from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Hiawatha Public Library, 150 W. Willman St. That satellite location was requested because of the presence of a $1.2 million bond issue on the ballot to help pay for expansion and renovations to the library.

Meanwhile, in-person absentee voting at the Linn County Auditor's Office - located in the Jean Oxley Public Service Center, 935 Second St. SW. - began Monday and runs through Nov. 6.

Voters also can request to have absentee ballots mailed to them. Mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before Nov. 6.

Candidate lists for the rest of the county's municipalities can be found at the Linn County Auditor's website, https://gis.linncounty.org/webdata/election/2017/20171107/candidates.pdf

To the south in Johnson County, early voting is set to begin Oct. 18 at the Johnson County Administrative Services Building, 913 S. Dubuque St.

The Auditor's Office also will be open to voters on Sunday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Satellite voting locations for Johnson County include:

l Oct. 25, from 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. at Broadway Neighborhood Center, 2105 Broadway St.

l Oct. 25, from 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. at Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Center, 2651 Roberts Road

l Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Iowa Memorial Union, 125 N. Madison St.

l Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive

l Nov. 2, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St.

l Nov. 5, from noon to 4 p.m. at Coralville Public Library, 1401 Fifth St.

Johnson County election information can be found at johnson-county.com/dept_auditor_elections.aspx?id=22162

l Comments: (319) 339-3175; mitchell.schmidt@thegazette.com