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  1. Training for Precinct Election Officials started today for the Primary Elections.
  2. Everything you want to know about elections in Linn Co is at LinnCountyElections.org . Click Election Now for info on Primary - sample ballots
  3. Election Services is open this Sat for absentee voting and voter registration. Sat is the pre-registration deadline for the June 5 Primaries
  4. 5/21/12: Received check today from the last city as payment for March LOSST election. Total amount billed to participating cities: $108,818.
  5. 05/15/12: Public Test of voting equipment in progress & going well. Election Day planning also in progress.
  6. 5/10/12: Working on Election Day planning. Absentee voting is slow going. Only 82 ballots returned. See stats at: tinyurl.com/3stcpht.
  7. Absentee voting activity for the Prim Election are available at tinyurl.com/3stcpht. Stats updated daily - thanks to Eric in Elections Dept
  8. Tomorrow, Tim Larson and I will speak to members of PADS (Peer Action Disability Support) about the various ways to vote in Iowa.
  9. 04/26/12 Absentee voting started today for the Primary Election. Go to LinnCountyElections.org/now to learn about this election.
  10. Invoices are going out today to the 5 metro cities for their portion of the LOSST Election costs. Total=$160,708. Metro portion=$122,844.
  11. 4/9/12: Canvass of Votes for College Comm Special Election at 9am today. This will certify the results of last Tuesday's election.
  12. Unofficial results are in for College Comm Election. 66.84% voted Yes. Bond issue needed 60% to pass. View results at: tinyurl.com/442e6hb
  13. 4/3/12 It's Election Day for the College Comm School Dist. Polls open from 7am to 8pm. $15mil bond issue on the ballot.
  14. 4/2/12 Last day to vote absentee in-person for the College Comm. School special election. Polls open tomorrow from 7am to 8pm.
  15. 3/30/12 Last day to request an absentee ballot to be mailed for the College Comm Special Election. Election Day is April 3rd.
  16. 3/28/12 David E. Zahn, Rep, filed nomination papers today for County Supervisor Dist 3. Filing deadline is today at 5pm for the June Primary
  17. 3/27/12 Garth W. Fagerbakke, Rep, filed nomination papers today for County Auditor. The Primary is June 5th. Filing deadline is tomorrow.
  18. 3/26/12 Linda Langston, Dem, filed papers today for Supervisor Dist 2. The Primary Election is June 5th.
  19. We now have nomination papers for County Sheriff. Brian D. Gardner (Dem) filed papers this afternoon.
  20. 3/23/12 Another candidate has submitted nomination papers for the Primary. Brian Lee Gradoville, Dem, has filed papers for County Auditor.