Franklin County, Iowa

Election Calendar

Election	Election Date
City Elections	November 3rd

Questions about elections in Franklin County? Click here to view additional election information.

Franklin County City Precinct Map (1.7 MB)

Hampton Precinct Map (304 KB)

City Election Information

Polls will be open on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD. All polling locations, except in Hampton, will be open from 12:00pm to 8:00pm: Hampton precincts will be open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Click on the Franklin County Precinct Map link above to view all the precinct boundaries. Clink on the Polling Locations link below to see the list of polling locations for each precinct.

Where do I vote?

Sample Ballots

City of Alexander (77 KB)

City of Coulter (80 KB)

City of Geneva (80 KB)

City of Hampton - Precincts 1, 2, 3, and 4 (762 KB)

City of Hansell (72 KB)

City of Latimer (78 KB)

City of Popejoy (72 KB)

City of Sheffield (74 KB)

Absentee Ballot Information

The City Elections will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Voters wishing to receive an absentee ballot by mail must submit a request in writing to the County Auditor’s Office by 5:00pm on Friday, October 30, 2009.

The request must include:

Name
Date of birth
Address
Signature of the person(s) requesting the ballot
Name and date of the election
Address where the ballot is to be mailed if it is to be mailed to an address other than where the voter is registered.

Citizens may fill out an Application for Absentee Ballot Form to make sure that they include all the required information. This form may be obtained by going to the Iowa Secretary of State’s website.

Mail the signed request form to:

Franklin County Auditor’s Office
12 - 1st Ave. NW
PO Box 26
Hampton, IA 50441

Voters may also vote in the Franklin County Auditor's Office Monday through Friday between the house of 8:00am and 4:00pm.

The last day to cast an absentee ballot for Hampton Precincts at the County Auditor’s Office is Monday, November 2, 2009, at 4:00pm. The last day to cast an absentee ballot for all other precincts is Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by Monday, November 2nd, and received prior to the official canvass on November 9th at 10:00am. Ballots returned in person may be delivered to the Auditor’s Office until the close of the polls (8:00 p.m.) on November 3rd.

Registering to Vote/Updating Registration Information

Anyone who needs to update his/her registration address or information or those not already registered in Franklin County may do so in person in the Auditor’s Office on or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23rd to be included in the Election Registers on Election Day.

However, voters may also register to vote after October 23rd with proper photo-identification and proof of residence address. Registration forms may be obtained at the link below and mailed to the address above prior to the registration deadline.

Voter Application

Not sure if you are registered in Franklin County? Find out by clicking the following link. Am I registered?

For any questions concerning registering to vote or absentee voting, please contact the Franklin County Auditor’s Office at 641-456-5622 or by email.