November 3, 2009 City Election
Guide to Election Night 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. Sample (Note that polls open at noon in Oxford and Shueyville.)

Returns

We will a summary of all races in all cities, contested and uncontested. We will also post precinct results for contested council races in Iowa City, Coralville and North Liberty. Sample files with zero results will be ported before Election Day.

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When will results be available?

Early voting results will be posted promptly at 8 p.m.  After 8 p.m. we will update returns as quickly as they are reported in from the polling places.

Results on Cable TV

Results will be available on Iowa City Cable TV 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

For most cities in this election, there are two precincts: 1) the polling place and 2) absentee voting which is counted as a separate precinct.

Cities with more precincts:

• Iowa City: 26 precincts (25 polling places plus absentee)
  • Note that in Iowa City, all contests are city-wide, including the Council District B race.
• Coralville: 7 precincts (6 polling places plus absentee)
• North Liberty: 3 precincts (2 polling places plus absentee)

Shueyville Write In Winners

In Shueyville, the number of council seats available (five) is greater than the number of candidates on the ballot (four), and at least one winner will be determined by write-in votes. 

Write-ins 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.  These 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 5 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."  This will include write-in detail if needed.  These will be the last returns posted on November 3.

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 Monday, November 9.  Following the canvass, results will include the heading "Official Canvassed Results."  These results will remain on our site permanently as a historic record.  Past election returns