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Election Information
Please Send Absentee Request Form to
Madison County Courthouse,
PO Box 152, Winterset, IA 50273
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Election Types
This is the main election information page. For additional Election information we recommend that you visit the Secretary of States website and look under Elections.
The categories are:
General Election
A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.
Primary Election
A primary election is an election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election (nominating primary). In other words, primary elections are generally when each political party decides its nominee for the upcoming general election.
Primaries are common in the United States, where they trace their origin to the progressive movement. Elsewhere in the world, the nomination of candidates is usually the responsibility of political parties and does not make use of the public apparatus for holding elections.
City/School Election
A City/School Electionis an election that occurs bi-annually on odd number years in November. A City election is used to elect the Mayor and Council Members for specific cities in Madison County.
A School Election is an election held bi-annually in November. School Elections are used to elect school board members for specific school districts located in Madison County.
Special Election
A Special Election is any election that is not a regular scheduled election called for by any taxing authority in Madison County for specific purposes as defined by the Code of Iowa.