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November 4, 2003 City Election
Guide to Election Night Returns
On Tuesday, November 4, this site will report turnout statistics throughout the
day. Following the close of the polls at 8 p.m., we will post election
returns.
Links to returns and turnout will be placed directly on our home page www.jcauditor.com.
Turnout Updates
Precincts report turnout at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 3 p.m. Precinct by
precinct turnout will be posted at these times.
Election Hours
All precincts will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. except Oxford,
Shueyville and Swisher, which will be open from noon to 8 p.m.
Returns
We will post a grand totals page listing all races (contested and
uncontested). Sample with zero results
(55k file size)
We will also post precinct by precinct results for contested races in
cities with multiple polling places. Sample pages with zero results:
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latest results, reload the page.
When will results be available?
Early voting results will be posted promptly at 8 p.m. After 8 p.m.
we will enter and update returns as quickly as they are phoned in from the 41
polling places. Once all precincts have called in, results will be
labeled "Preliminary Final Results."
Results on Cable TV
Results will be available on Iowa City Cable TV channel 5 beginning at 8
p.m. We will post a list of precincts reporting and rotating totals in
contested races.
View Results at Auditor's Office
Results will be displayed for the public at the County Administration
Building, 913 S. Dubuque St., beginning at 8 p.m. Visitors will see the
same display as cable viewers.
Number of Precincts
There are 42 precincts in this election. This includes 41 election
day polling places, plus early voting which is counted as a separate precinct.
Number of precincts by contest and city:
- Iowa City, all contests: 26 precincts (25 polling places plus
absentee). All Iowa City voters will be able to vote in the at large
race and in both district contests.
- Coralville: 7 precincts (6 polling places plus absentee)
- North Liberty: 3 precincts (2 polling places plus absentee)
- All other cities: 2 precincts (1 polling place plus absentee)
Hills Write-In Results
At least one city council seat in Hills will be determined by write-in
votes, since only two candidates filed for the three seats. Write-in
votes must be hand-counted by our pollworkers, and initial reports will only
list the total number of write-in votes cast.
Once the poll workers have returned their supplies to our office, we will
verify and release write-in results for Hills. The Hills results will
not appear on cable TV or the lobby display, but will be posted on the web
site.
For other cities, the web site will be updated on election night in the
event that a write-in candidate wins more votes than a candidate listed on the
ballot. Scattered write-in votes not determining the outcome of a
contest will be reviewed in the days following the election. In the
event a write-in earns more than 2 percent of the vote, that person will be
included in the final canvass of votes and listed on the web site.
When are the results final?
Once the poll workers have returned their supplies to our office, our staff
will review the printouts from the voting machines and make any
corrections. Once all corrections are made, results will include the
heading "Verified Preliminary Final Results." These will be
the last returns posted on November 4th.
Vote totals may change in the days following the election as special
ballots and late arriving absentee ballots with timely postmarks are counted.
All election results are unofficial until the official canvass of votes,
conducted by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, November
12. Following the canvass, results will include the heading "Final
Official Results." These results will remain on our site
permanently as a historic record. Past
election returns
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