Absentee Ballots For GHV Special Election

Hancock County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections has announced that absentee ballots for the September 10, 2024 Special Election for Hancock County voters in the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura School District will be available in the Hancock County Auditor’s Office beginning Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Voters in Garner-Hayfield-Ventura School District in Cerro Gordo County should contact the Cerro Gordo County Auditor’s Office at 641-421-3041 regarding absentee voting hours, as they may vary. 

Absentee ballots may be cast in the Hancock County Auditor’s Office at the Hancock County Courthouse, during regular office hours from 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, through September 9, 2024. The Hancock County Auditor’s office will be open until 5:00 p.m. on the following days: Monday- August 26, 2024, Wednesday-August 28, 2024, Tuesday-September 3, 2024 and Friday-September 6, 2024. 

Absentee ballots must be requested in writing. The following information must be provided: Name, Date of Birth, Iowa residential address, Voter Verification Number: Iowa Driver’s License or Non-Operator ID Number OR Four-digit Voter PIN number found on voter’s Iowa Voter ID card, Name or Date of the election requesting an absentee ballot, Signature and date the form was completed. Voters are encouraged to provide a phone number and email address in the event of contacting the voter to confirm information on the request form. Request forms are available at the Hancock County Auditor’s Office, on the Hancock County election website at elections.hancockcountyia.gov under quick links-How Do I Vote? and also found on the Iowa Secretary of State’s website at sos.iowa.gov. A sample ballot is also available on the Hancock County Elections website under Upcoming Elections-2024 Special Election (Garner-Hayfield-School District). 

All requests for ballots to be mailed must be received by the Auditor’s Office by 5:00 p.m., August 26, 2024. 

Ballots must be received by the Auditor’s Office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, September 10, 2024. 

For more information about the 2024 Special Election-Garner-Hayfield-School District in Hancock County, contact the Hancock County Auditor’s office at 641-923-3163.