2009 Election Calendar

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2009 elections currently scheduled: February 3: Clear Creek Amana Special Election May 5: Local Option Sales Tax September 8: School Election October 6: Iowa City Primary November 3: City Election Additional special elections may be scheduled if required.

19 Martin Luther King Day - County Holiday

23 CLEAR CREEK AMANA  VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE - Last day to register to vote without additional requirements of Election Day registration, 11 days before the election, 5:00 p.m. [48A.9(1)]  Register to vote
(Though our office is open weekdays until 6:00 p.m., the 5:00 p.m. deadline is set by state law.)

30 CLEAR CREEK AMANA Last day to request absentee ballot by mail, 5 p.m.  (In person early voting available through Monday, 6 p.m.)

2 CLEAR CREEK AMANA Postmark deadline for mailed absentee ballots.

3 CLEAR CREEK AMANA  ELECTION DAY Polls open 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. [49.73]  Vote at school polling places.

• Absentee ballot requests are delivered to hospitals and care centers for voters admitted within three days of the election [53.22(2)]
• Absentee board counts absentee ballots
• Absentee ballots may be returned to Auditor's Office (not to a polling place) until the close of polls at 8:00 p.m.

16 President's Day - County Holiday

24 SALES TAX VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE - Last day to register to vote without additional requirements of Election Day registration, 11 days before the election, 5:00 p.m. [48A.9(1)] Register to vote
(Though our office is open weekdays until 6:00 p.m., the 5:00 p.m. deadline is set by state law.)

1 SALES TAX Last day to request absentee ballot by mail, 5 p.m.  (In person early voting available through Monday, 6 p.m.)

4 SALES TAX Postmark deadline for mailed absentee ballots for a May 5 election.

5 SALES TAX ELECTION DAY Polls open 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. [49.73]  Vote at regular polling places.

25 Memorial Day – County Holiday

3 Independence Day (observed) – County Holiday

6 SCHOOL - First day for candidates to file, 64 days before the election, File with school board secretary, Each petition must have at least 1% of the registered voters as of May 1, 2009, with a maximum of 50 signatures required.

• Iowa City, Clear Creek Amana: 50 signatures
• Solon: 45 signatures
• Lone Tree: 16 signatures

30 SCHOOL – Last day for candidates to file with the school board secretary, 5:00 p.m., 40 days before the election [277.4]

31 SCHOOL - School board secretaries deliver nomination petitions to County Commissioner, 1 day after last filing date, 5:00 p.m. [277.4]  Last day to receive notification of special election or ballot issues to be held on the same date as the regular election, 5:00 p.m. [47.6]

10 CITY – IOWA CITY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS – First day for candidates to file. 85 days before the election. File with City Clerk. Each petition must have signatures equal to 2% of the number of voters in the last regular city election, but not less than 10.

• Iowa City, At Large: 242 signatures (based on 2007)
• Iowa City, District B: 187 signatures (based on 2005)
• University Heights: 10 signatures

• Coralville, North Liberty: 25 signatures
• All Other Cities: 10 signatures

24 SCHOOL - Last valid postmark date for registration forms  ("worry-free postmark deadline") received in the Auditor's Office after the Aug. 28 deadline. [48A.9(3)]

27 CITY – IOWA CITY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS – Last day for candidates to file, 68 days before the election to the city clerk, 5:00 p.m. [376.4] [44.4]

28 CITY – IOWA CITY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS –  City clerk delivers nomination petitions to County Commissioner, one day after last filing date, 5:00 p.m. [376.4]  Last day to receive notification of special election to be held on the same date as the regular election, 5:00 p.m. [47.6]  A city primary, if needed, would become official on this date.

28 SCHOOL – VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE - Last day to register to vote without additional requirements of Election Day registration, 11 days before the election, 5:00 p.m. [48A.9(1)] Register to vote
(Though our office is open weekdays until 6:00 p.m., the 5:00 p.m. deadline is set by state law.)

1 CITY PRIMARY (if needed) - Withdrawal deadline, 5 p.m. with city clerk (not at Auditor's Office)

4 SCHOOL - Last day to request absentee ballot by mail, 5 p.m.

5 SCHOOL Postmark deadline for mailed absentee ballots (moved from Monday due to legal holiday)

7 Labor Day - County Holiday

8 SCHOOL - ELECTION DAY

Held the second Tuesday in September. [277.1]  Vote at school polling places. Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Iowa City, Clear Creek Amana, Lone Tree and Solon school districts.
Districts primarily outside Johnson County:
College, Lisbon, Mt. Vernon, Highland, Mid-Prairie, West Liberty: Noon to 8 p.m.
West Branch, Williamsburg: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Absentee ballot requests are delivered to hospitals and care centers for voters admitted within three days of the election [53.22(2)]

• Absentee board counts absentee ballots

• Absentee ballots may be returned to Auditor's Office (not to a polling place) until the close of polls at 8:00 p.m.

11 SCHOOL - Canvass of votes, Friday after the regular school election. [277.20]

18 CITY (OTHER THAN IC, UH) – City clerk delivers nomination petitions to County Commissioner, one day after last filing date, 5:00 p.m. {376.4}  Last day to receive notification of special election to be held on the same date as the regular election. Same date as last filing date, 5:00 p.m., All Cities. {47.6} 

21 CITY PRIMARY – Last postmark date for registration forms ("worry-free postmark deadline") received in the Auditor’s Office after September 25 deadline, 15 days before the election. [48A.9(3)]

22 CITY – (OTHER THAN IC, UH) – Last day to withdraw by filing signed statement, 42 days before the election. [44.9(6)]

CITY PRIMARY – VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE, Last day to register to vote without additional requirements of Election Day registration, 11 days before the election, 5:00 p.m. [48A.9(1)] Register to vote
(Though our office is open weekdays until 6:00 p.m., the 5:00 p.m. deadline is set by state law.)

2 CITY PRIMARY  – Last day to request absentee ballot by mail, 5 p.m.  (In person early voting available through Monday, 6 p.m.)

5 CITY PRIMARY  -  Postmark deadline for mailed absentee ballots.

6 CITY PRIMARY  - ELECTION DAY

Polls open 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.  Vote at regular polling places.

Held the Tuesday four weeks before the date of the regular city election. [376.7]

• Absentee ballot requests are delivered to hospitals and care centers for voters admitted within three days of the election [53.22(2)]

• Absentee board counts absentee ballots

• Absentee ballots may be returned to Auditor's Office (not to a polling place) until the close of polls at 8:00 p.m.

7 CITY PRIMARY – Special Precinct Board reconvenes to examine provisional ballots, the day following the election, 12:00 noon. [50.21]

8 CITY PRIMARY  – Canvass of votes, the second day following the primary election, 1:00 p.m. [376.7]

19 CITY - Last postmark date for registration forms ("worry-free postmark deadline"), received in the Auditor’s Office after the Oct. 23 deadline (15 days before election). [48A.9(3)]

23 CITY - VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE. Last day to register to vote without additional requirements of Election Day registration, 11 days before the election, 5:00 p.m. [48A.9(1)]  Register to vote
(Though our office is open weekdays until 6:00 p.m., the 5:00 p.m. deadline is set by state law.)

30 CITY - Last day to request absentee ballot by mail, 5 p.m.  (In person early voting available through Monday, 6 p.m.)

NOVEMBER

2 CITY  -  Postmark deadline for mailed absentee ballots.

3 CITY ELECTION DAY Polls open 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. [49.73]  (Some small cities may open at noon.) Vote at regular polling places.

• Absentee ballot requests are delivered to hospitals and care centers for voters admitted within three days of the election [53.22(2)]

• Absentee board counts absentee ballots

• Absentee ballots may be returned to Auditor's Office (not to a polling place) until the close of polls at 8:00 p.m.

9-10 CITY - County canvass of votes. First Monday or Tuesday following election. [50.24]

11 Veteran's Day - County Holiday

26-27 Thanksgiving - County Holiday