Elections, Voting & Registration

In order to be able to vote you must:

• Be registered in Bremer County
• Be a U.S. Citizen 18 years of age or older.

To register to vote in Iowa, you must:

• Be a citizen of the United States
• Be a resident of Iowa
• Be at least 17 1/2 years of age (you must be 18 to vote)
• Not have been convicted of a felony (or have had your rights restored)
• Not currently be judged "mentally incompetent" by a court
• Give up your right to vote in any other place

Deadline for voter pre-registration is 10 days before primary and general elections and 11 days before other elections. A voter registration form can be downloaded here or obtained from the Office of Iowa Secretary of State, most US West Direct and McLeod USA telephone books or by coming into the Bremer County Auditor's Office.

To request an absentee ballot for an upcoming election you must:

• Be registered to vote at your current address
• Submit a completed Absentee Request Form to the County Auditor's Office

For more information on voter registration and absentee/election day voting please visit the Iowa Secretary of State's website.