Fostoria, Iowa Public Records

Iowa residents can register to vote online at sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/voterregistration or by submitting a paper application to the County Auditor. Registration must be completed at least 15 days before an election, though Iowa permits same-day registration at the polls on election day with proper identification. Eligibility requirements include U.S. Citizenship, minimum age of 18 by election day, and Iowa residency. Acceptable forms of identification include an Iowa driver's license, Iowa non-operator ID, military ID, passport, or tribal ID; voters without ID can sign an oath and have their registration verified. As an unincorporated community, Fostoria does not conduct municipal elections for mayor, city council, or local ballot measures. Instead, residents participate in Clay County elections for county supervisors, county attorney, sheriff, auditor, recorder, treasurer, and other county offices. County supervisor elections take place in November of even-numbered years on a staggered schedule. Iowa state legislative elections for the Iowa House and Senate occur biennially, with the area falling within specific House and Senate districts that residents should verify through the Auditor or at sos.iowa.gov. To locate their assigned polling place, residents can use the polling place locator at sos.iowa.gov/elections/pollingplacefinder or contact the Clay County Auditor at (712) 262-4335. Polling locations are assigned by precinct based on residential address. Iowa will hold elections for all four U.S. House seats, with the community located in Iowa's 4th Congressional District, currently represented by Republican Randy Feenstra. The year 2026 is not a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Fostoria voters are published by the Iowa Secretary of State (https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/). Iowa will elect a Governor in 2026, with incumbent Kim Reynolds (Republican) eligible to seek re-election. County-level races will include various Clay County offices depending on the election cycle, potentially including County Supervisor, Sheriff, Auditor, Recorder, Treasurer, and Attorney. State and local primary elections occur in June of even-numbered years. Iowa offers no-excuse absentee voting, allowing any registered voter to request a mail-in ballot. Local residents can request an absentee ballot online through the Iowa Secretary of State's website at sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/absenteeinfo.html, by contacting the Clay County Auditor at (712) 262-4335, or by submitting a written request. Absentee ballot requests must be received by the Auditor by a statutory deadline, typically 15 days before election day, though some requests can be made closer to election day. Completed ballots must be received by the Auditor's office by the close of polls on election day. Iowa also offers early in-person voting at the Auditor's office beginning 29 days before any election. Public election records in Iowa include voter registration lists available for purchase by candidates and political parties under Iowa Code Chapter 48A, campaign finance reports filed by candidates and committees searchable at ethics.iowa.gov/campaign-disclosure, candidate filing information, precinct-by-precinct election results, and absentee voting statistics. The Clay County Auditor publishes unofficial election results on election night, with official canvass results certified by the Clay County Board of Supervisors within days of the election. Historical election results for the county are maintained by the Auditor's office and the Iowa Secretary of State.