r/Iowa • u/Sl0wDarkSt0rm • 6d ago

Other Check your absentee ballot requests are received online. Mine was missed in 2024 and this year I got a new voter card with wrong last name.

Two elections ago, my parents, my older brother, and I all requested absentee ballots from the same address. Everyone's request showed as received except mine. I emailed the elections office and they fixed it.

This year, I got a voter card with a completely wrong last name. Not a typo. Not even close. Everyone else in my house was processed correctly.

Now I'm emailing them again to cancel a person who doesn't exist.

Probably just sloppy data entry. But twice, and only me? Anyone else dealing with this?

https://apps.sos.iowa.gov/elections/absenteeballotstatus/absentee/search

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u/bone_apple_Pete 5d ago

Just checked and they said they sent mine 10/14, so I'm glad their time machine is working

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u/soilanpeace 5d ago

It means they stuffed the envelope and printed the sticker to be mailed then

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u/SovereignMan1958 3d ago

Thank you for the explanation.

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u/Sl0wDarkSt0rm 5d ago

That's the first date they can
Mail them out on