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VOTER REGISTRATION
Voter
Qualifications:
To register to
vote in Iowa,
you must:
be a citizen of the United States
be a resident of Iowa
be at least 17 1/2
years old (you must be 18 to vote)
not have been convicted
of a felony (or have had your rights restored)
not currently be judged
"mentally incompetent" by a court
give up your right to
vote in any other place
Deadlines for
registering to vote are 10 days before a primary or general election and 11
days before all other elections. You
may register after the deadline, but your registration will not be effective
until after that election. However, if
your registration is postmarked at least 15 days before the election, it will
be accepted for that election even if it's received after the deadline.
Registration
is permanent. After you register, you
do not have to register again unless you move to a new address.
Registration
forms must be mailed in. They cannot
be e-mailed. We must have a signature on hand.

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