Elections General Election

General Election

November 5, 2024

Candidate Listing 

Candidate listing for the General Election as of August 30,2024.

Dates and Deadlines

• October 16th
  • 1st day to vote in-person at the Courthouse 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  Monday  - Friday - see extended hours below. 
  • 1st day to mail absentee ballots to those who had a request on file.
• October 21st - open til 5:00 p.m.
  • Voter Pre-Registration Deadline
  • Last day to mail absentee ballots - must have a request on file in order to mail a ballot.
• November 5th - General Election day
  • All Polling locations open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Must vote in the precinct in which you live. 
    • Precincts - Elections - Jones County, Iowa (jonescountyiowaelections.gov) 
      • Anamosa Lawrence Center
      • Monticello Berndes Center
      • Martelle Fire Station
      • Oxford Junction Community Center
      • Temple Hill Parish Hall
      • Olin School Community Room
      • Onslow Community Room
      • Wyoming Calkins Barn
  • Click here to "Find your Polling Place" in Jones County 

Absentee Ballots

Absentee Ballots will be available beginning Wednesday, October 16, 2024, for mail and in-person voting. 

• August 27, 2024 is the first day an absentee ballot request form  may be submitted for the General Election.  Click here for a General Election Absentee Ballot request form.
• The last day an absentee ballot may be mailed to a voter for this election is Monday, October 21, 2024. (Postal delivery is now two to five days each way.)
• In-person absentee voting in the office of the Jones County Auditor closes at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 4, 2024.
• Requests for absentee ballots must be in writing and should be mailed or delivered to:
  Jones County Auditor, Rm 113, 500 W. Main St., Anamosa  IA 52205
• More information on Absentee Voting and how to Request an Absentee Ballot Request Form.

Voted absentee ballots returned by mail MUST be returned no later than 8:00 p.m. on ELECTION DAY, Tuesday, November 5, 2024 to be considered on time to be counted.  Voters are advised to keep in mind that postal delivery is now two to five days.

Extended Hours

Extended and Saturday hours are available for voter registration and absentee voting in the Jones County Auditor’s Office. In addition to regular hours of Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., extended office hours during the 2024 general election season will be as follows:

• Monday, October 21 - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Friday, November 1 - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday, November 2 - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 5 - 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.* or later, depending on election activities

Voter ID Requirements 

Click above for examples of acceptable voter identification requirements.

Notice to Voters - Legislative Districts

As a result of the legislative redistricting process following the most recent census, Jones County has been put into one legislative district.