(Atlantic, Iowa) – Cass County Auditor Kathy Somers has issued information with regard to the November 8, 2022, General Election. Somers says the Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on that day. Voters may vote absentee by mail. Absentee ballot request forms may be requested from the Cass County Auditor’s Office by calling 712-243-4570 or by visiting https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/absenteeinfo.html. All absentee ballot request forms for a mailed ballot must be received in the Cass County Auditor’s Office before 5:00 p.m. on October 24, 2022. Requests received after that time will be rejected in accordance to the state law.

Voters may vote absentee in-person at the Cass County Auditor’s Office, 5 W 7th Street Atlantic, IA, during regular business hours through November 7, 2022. The Cass County Auditor’s Office will also be open for General Election business Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Pre-registered voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before receiving and casting a regular ballot. Voters who are not pre-registered – such as voters registering to vote on Election Day – and voters changing precincts must also provide proof of residence. A voter who is unable to provide an approved form of identification (or prove residence if required) 1) may have the voter’s identity/residence attested to by another registered voter in the precinct, 2) prove identity and residence using Election Day Registration documents, or 3) cast a provisional ballot and provide proof of identity/residence at the Cass County Auditor’s Office by November 14, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. (noon). Election Day Registrant attesters must provide an approved form of identification. For additional information about providing proof of identity and/or residence visit: https://sos.iowa.gov/voterid or phone 712-243-4570.
CASS COUNTY POLLING PLACES
Precinct/Polling Location

• Atlantic Ward 1: Zion Lutheran Church, 811 Oak St, Atlantic
• Atlantic Ward 2: Atlantic Public Library, 507 Poplar St, Atlantic
• Atlantic Ward 3: Cass County Community Center, 805 W 10th St, Atlantic
• Atlantic Ward 4: United Church of Christ, 1607 Hazel St, Atlantic
• Atlantic Ward 5: Heritage House, 1200 Brookridge Circle, Atlantic
• Bear Grove Twp/Cass Twp/ City of Lewis*: Lewis Community Center 400 W Main St, Lewis
• Benton Twp/Franklin Twp/Grant Twp/ Lincoln Twp/City of Anita/City of Wiota*: Anita Community Center 805 Main St, Anita
• Brighton Twp/Grove Twp/Pymosa Twp/Washington Twp/City of Marne: Cass County Community Center 805 W 10th St, Atlantic
• Noble Twp/Pleasant Twp/City of Griswold: Griswold Community Building 601 2nd St, Griswold
• Union Twp/City of Cumberland: Cumberland Community Building 200 W 2nd St, Cumberland
• Edna Twp/Victoria Twp/ Easterly Portion of Massena Twp: Massena Public Library 122 Main St, Massena
• Westerly Portion of Massena Twp/City of Massena*: CAM Middle School 207 E 6th St, Massena
  *Notice of polling location change: the precincts noted are listed with their new permanent polling location, voters in those precincts will vote at the listed polling location.

Absentee and special voter ballots will be counted at the Cass County Courthouse, 5 W 7th Street, Atlantic, Iowa 50022. Voting equipment will be used at the election. Public test of election equipment will be Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse and continue until completion of the required test. Voters can find sample ballots on the Cass County Elections website: https://www.casscountyia.gov/county-government/elections/general-elections/. Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle.

For further information, please contact the County Auditor’s Office at the telephone number or e-mail address listed below:
Telephone: 712-243-4570; E-mail address: auditor@casscoia.us

Information regarding Iowa’s election security:

• Iowa uses paper ballots, which are the official record of the votes cast.
• Precinct election officials are members of the community – neighbors, friends, family – and are party balanced.
• Iowa conducts post-election audits. Randomly selected races are hand counted to verify the accuracy of tabulators.
• Election equipment is not connected to the internet and undergoes vigorous logic and accuracy testing prior to the election.
• Our voter registration database is protected by a firewall and other protective measures and is secured through an Access Control List and multi-factor authentication.
• All 99 county auditor networks have End Point Protection with 24/7 monitoring.

The public is hereby notified that the post-election audit for the 2022 General Election will take place on Tuesday, November 14, 2022 at 1:00pm in the Cass County Board of Supervisors Meeting Room. A listing of the candidates that will appear on the ballot are listed below. Please note that this is only one rotation and each precinct will have their corresponding ballot with their rotation posted as a sample ballot at the precinct.