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Primary election ballots will be arriving any day now
HARTINGTON — Cedar County residents should be able to start marking their primary election ballots this week.
Cedar County Clerk Jessica Schmit mailed 5,606 ballots out to Cedar County registered voters on April 14. The mailing cost is $4,100, Schmit said.
The county went to a mail-only process for elections more than a decade ago.
Voters have until 8 p.m., on Election Day, May 12 to return ballots. All the ballots come with paid postage to return or voters can drop them off at the drop box on the north side of the Cedar County Courthouse. Completed ballots can also be handed off at the County Clerk’s Office.
Once received, the ballot’s barcode is scanned and then put into a secure box by voter precinct.
Schmit said anyone that is not registered to vote, but still wants to vote in the May 12 primary election, still has a little time to register. People can register online or change their party affiliation online until midnight on April 27. Anyone that goes to a county election office has until May 1 to either change their party affiliation or register to vote If a Cedar County resident wants to change their voter registration they must now request a replacement ballot before doing so. This must be done in person, Schmit said.
