I stopped by the county offices to pick up some voter registration forms. This is what greeted me!
I am always amazed at how well our auditor guesses in advance how many booths will be needed. There were about twelve set up today for the first day of voting. Clearly he intuited that enthusiasm is high in the People’s Republic of Johnson County.
What are the other opportunities for early voting?
Early Voting at Auditor’s Office: Weekdays 7:45 AM -5:30 PM Thursday, September 29 through Monday, November 7
Evening Hours — November 1 — 3 Weekend Hours — October 29, November 5 and 6
Iowa City Public Library: Early Bird Day Thursday, September 29, October 29 — 31, November 4 and 5
One day each: Old Capitol Town Center, Mary Louise Petersen Residence Hall, North Liberty Community Library, Lucky's Market, Boyd Law Building (various dates and times)
Iowa Memorial Union: October 24 - 28
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics: October 24 - November 2
Coralville Public Library: November 4 - 5
A group of one hundred or more can request a satellite station.
Stronger together!
If you like to read tea leaves, here’s the Johnson County fair mock election results for this year. Hillary has a better margin than Obama did in 2012.
2016 Johnson County Fair Mock Elections
Total Voters |
1686 |
|
President |
|
|
Hillary Clinton |
854 |
57.2% |
Donald Trump (R ) |
411 |
27.5% |
Jill Stein (G) |
92 |
6.2% |
Gary Johnson (L) |
135 |
9.0% |
Just for grins, here are the numbers from the county fair in 2012:
Final result 8 PM Thurs 7/26 |
|
total: 984 |
Barack Obama (Democratic) |
575 |
59.6% |
Mitt Romney (Republican) |
318 |
33.0% |
Jill Stein (Green) |
26 |
2.7% |
Gary Johnson (Libertarian) |
18 |
1.9% |