How to vote by mail or vote absentee in Iowa

How to vote by mail or vote absentee in Iowa

A step-by-step guide to getting and using an absentee ballot in Iowa in 2026. If you want to vote, but you don’t have the time or ability to go to your polling location for whatever reason, an easy solution is to vote by mail by getting an absentee ballot. Here’s how to do it. What is an absentee ballot? Absentee ballots are just like the ballots you fill out in voting booths at your polling location, but you can fill it out from the comfort of …