Election Day voting details reviewed

Election Day is Tuesday.

Registered voters can cast an early ballot in the Jefferson County Courthouse now through Monday. The courthouse is open until 5 p.m. today. It will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday.

Anyone who has an absentee ballot to vote by mail must have it postmarked no later than Monday. It must be received in the auditor's office by noon on Nov. 13 to count.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday.

Registering to vote

To vote in Iowa, you must be a U.S. citizen, an Iowa resident, and turn 18 years old by Election Day. Those barred from voting include felons (unless voting rights have been restored), those judged incompetent to vote by a court, or claim the right to vote in any other place.

Voter registration can be done online by visiting the Iowa Secretary of State's website at sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation.

Registration can also be done on Election Day, but that process is slightly different. To register on Election Day, you must go to the correct polling place. That can be found by visiting the Iowa Secretary of State's website, or by calling the Jefferson County Auditor's Office at 472-2840.

Residents must prove their identity and where they live. The proof of ID must contain a photo, an expiration date and be valid. The following are acceptable forms of ID:

' Iowa non-driver ID card

' Out-of-state driver's license or non-driver ID card

' U.S. passport

' U.S. military ID

' ID card issued by employer

' Student ID issued by Iowa high school or college

' Tribal ID

If your photo ID does not contain your current address, you may use another document to prove where you live if it contains your name and current address. The following are acceptable proofs of residence:

' Residential lease

' Utility bill (including a cellphone bill)

' Bank statement

' Paycheck

' Government check or other government document

If you cannot prove who you are and where you live with the documents listed above, a registered voter from your precinct may attest for you. Both you and the attester will be required to sign an oath swearing the statements being made are true.

Falsely attesting or being attested for is registration fraud. It is a class 'D” felony and is punishable by a fine of up to $7,500 and up to 5 years in prison.

Polling locations

The following is a list of the townships in Jefferson County and where citizens in each township will vote on Election Day.

Batavia - Batavia Community Center

Blackhawk - Packwood Fire Station

Buchanan - First United Methodist Church

Cedar - Jefferson Co. Ag Grounds Activity Bldg.

Center - Jefferson Co. Ag Grounds Activity Bldg.

Coppock - Lockridge Community Building

Des Moines - Libertyville Community Center

Fairfield First Ward - Fairfield High School Gym Lobby

Fairfield Second Ward - Former Lincoln Elementary School

Fairfield Third Ward - Nazarene Family Center

Fairfield Fourth Ward - Jefferson County Courthouse

Fairfield Fifth Ward - Pence Elementary School

Liberty - Libertyville Community Center

Libertyville - Libertyville Community Center

Lockridge - Lockridge Community Building

Lockridge City - Lockridge Community Building

Locust Grove - Batavia Community Center

Maharishi Vedic City - Jefferson Co. Ag Grounds Activity Bldg.

Packwood - Packwood Fire Station

Penn - Pleasant Plain Community Center

Pleasant Plain - Pleasant Plain Community Center

Polk - Packwood Fire Station

Round Prairie - Lockridge Community Building

Walnut - Lockridge Community Building