Morrison, Iowa Public Records

Iowa offers online voter registration through the Secretary of State's website at sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterreg, where eligible citizens can register or update their information. The registration deadline is 10 days before any election (15 days for mail registration), though same-day registration is available at the polls or at the Grundy County Auditor's office during early voting. Voters must provide an Iowa driver's license or non-operator ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering. Since Morrison is unincorporated and has no municipal government, there are no city council or mayoral elections specific to the community. Residents participate in county, state, and federal elections instead. Grundy County holds elections for Board of Supervisors, County Attorney, Sheriff, Auditor, Recorder, Treasurer, and other county offices on the regular election cycle. Voters can locate their assigned polling place using the Iowa Secretary of State's polling place locator at sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/pollingplaces.html, or by contacting the County Elections Office directly. Lincoln Township, where Morrison is located, typically votes at an assigned precinct location within the township. Iowa provides substantial public access to election records under Iowa Code Chapter 47. Voter registration lists are public records available for purchase or inspection, though they cannot be used for commercial purposes. Campaign finance reports for candidates and political committees are searchable through the Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board's online database at ethics.iowa.gov. All of Iowa's four U.S. House of Representatives seats will be contested (the community is in Iowa's 1st or 2nd Congressional District depending on recent redistricting). The Iowa General Assembly elections will include all 100 Iowa House seats and half of the 50 Iowa Senate seats (25 seats on a rotating basis). At the Grundy County level, voters may elect county supervisors, sheriff, attorney, and other constitutional offices depending on term schedules. The county typically holds its primary election in early June, with the general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Iowa offers no-excuse absentee voting, meaning any registered voter may request an absentee ballot without providing a reason. Absentee ballot request forms are available at sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterabsentee or from the Grundy County Elections Office. Requests must be received by the Grundy County Auditor no later than 10 days before the election (or 5:00 PM the day before the election for in-person absentee voting at the auditor's office). Absentee ballots must be received by the county by 8:00 PM on Election Day to be counted, or postmarked by the day before the election and received by noon on the Monday following the election. Iowa previously mailed absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters, but this practice was discontinued by legislation in 2021, requiring voters to affirmatively request ballots. Early voting in person begins 29 days before any election at the Grundy County Auditor's office.