OSKALOOSA — Contact the Auditor’s Office for availability of absentee ballots or to request an absentee ballot be mailed for the  Oskaloosa Ward 4 Special Election. To obtain an absentee ballot request form, please go to the Mahaska  County’s website https://elections.mahaskacountyia.gov/ or the Secretary of State’s website  https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/absenteeinfo.html and download the Absentee Ballot Request Form.  Your request must state you would like to vote in the Special Election, April 2, 2024. Mail your signed, completed  form to: Mahaska County Auditor, Teri Rogers, 106 South 1st Street, Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577. The absentee  ballot will be sent to the voter once the request has been received in the Auditor’s Office, with all the required  information. Deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail is 5:00 pm on Monday, March 18. If you do not  have access to either website, contact the Auditor’s Office.  

Absentee ballots that are returned by mail MUST be received in the Auditor’s Office by 8:00 pm Election Day,  April 2, 2024. Voted absentee ballots may also be returned to the Auditor’s Office in person until 8:00 p.m. on  Election Day, April 2, 2024. For further information or questions regarding the Special Election, please call the  Auditor’s Office at (641) 673-7148.  

You may vote absentee in the Auditors Office until Monday, April 1. You must have a photo ID with correct  address. If the ID is not correct bring information with correct address. You can provide mail with proper  address, which includes bank statement, insurance card, utility bill, or government issued documents.