By mail - A qualified voter may vote early by mail. The voter must submit
an Absentee Ballot Request Form to his County Auditor’s Office no later than the
Friday before the election. The Absentee Ballot Request form is available
online at
www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/AbsenteeBallot/index.html. All vote by
mail ballots must be postmarked no later than the Monday before the election.