Monday, May 19, 2014

They Say The Voting Site Is Right On Broadway




OK, so we changed the words a little. But only for accuracy. The voting site WILL be right on Broadway, 2105 Broadway to be exact, at the Broadway Neighborhood Center this Wednesday from 1 to 5 p.m.

We'll also be at City High Wednesday. We won't be voting but we will be registering our youngest voters at 11:45. Anyone in Iowa can register as soon as they're 17 1/2. You have to be 18 to actually vote, but even if you're not old enough for the June 3 primary you can still get registered for the November general election.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Know Your Votemobile

Quick quiz: Which set of wheels is the Votemobile?

A.



WRONG. While the Batmobile is extremely cool, it's only a two seater and a Votemobile requires three workers.

B.



WRONG. Though we're hoping to work black smoke and white smoke into our election results.

C.



RIGHT! Like Bruce Wayne and Jorge Bergoglio, it also has another name: the Rural Health and Safety Clinic of Greater Johnson County. The Rural Health and Safety folks are sharing it with us and we're hoping we'll have more Votemobile sites this fall.

The Votemobile will be at 1st Avenue Hy-Vee this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Batmobile and Popemobile, as far as we know, will not.

We're also voting at a pizza place this weekend. The City High & West High Jazz Ensembles will be playing Saturday Night on the Ped Mall. The closest spot to the music we could find was Wedge Pizza, so you can vote and dine (or just vote) from 5 to 8 p.m.

Monday, May 12, 2014

Changes for Care Facility Ballots



In a step toward increasing the options for voters, Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert is revising office policy on mailed absentee ballots for voters in care facilities.

Under prior interpretations of state law, voters in care facilities, no matter their level of ability or their personal wishes, were not mailed absentee ballots on request. Voters requesting mailed ballots were instead required to vote on one specified day at the facility, with a bipartisan team of poll workers, under a procedure designed for nursing home residents.

After review of state law, Weipert has determined that residents of independent living and assisted care apartments within facilities that also include a nursing home unit may vote by mail. This has been a frequent request from voters. Only residents of the nursing home unit will vote with the bipartisan team.

All voters, including those in any level of care facility, may still vote early in person at the auditor’s office or a satellite site, or at the polls on election day. Curbside voting is available both early and on Election Day for voters unable to leave their cars.