Name: Filing Period for 2026 County Primary Election
Start: 2026-03-02T08:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-03-20T17:00:00-05:00

October 2025
August 26 @ 8:00 am - October 20 @ 5:00 pm

Request Absentee Ballot (County Auditor)

Multiple

Absentee ballots for the November 2025 City-School Election can be requested from your County Auditor: starting Tuesday, August 26 through 5:00 pm Monday, October 20
October 15 @ 8:00 am - November 3 @ 5:00 pm

Absentee Voting

Multiple

Wednesday, October 15: First Day of Absentee Voting Monday, November 3: Absentee Ballot In-Person Deadline Tuesday, November 4: Absentee Ballots Receipt Deadline (Election Day)
October 26 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Candidate Forum & IDP Regional Hall of Fame

Corning Community Center 601 6th St., Corning, IA, United States
October 27 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Protest to Support Democracy

Walgreens 1999 Grand Ave., West Des Moines, IA, United States

Protest will be held every Monday -Bring your signs -Lawn chair if you need -Do you have a cow bell? Bring it
October 27 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Polk County Central Committee Monthly Meeting

Polk County River Place 2309 Euclid Ave, Des Moines
November 2025
November 4 @ 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

Election Day

Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. CT. Absentee ballots must be received in your county auditor’s office prior to 8:00 p.m. CT on Election Day.* *VOTERS CASTING […]
November 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

West Des Moines Democrats Monthly Meeting

Gilroy’s Kitchen on Eighth St. 1238 Eighth St., West Des Moines, IA, United States
November 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

3rd District Central Committee 4th Quarter Meeting

virtual

Please register to attend at this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/2CxxBL1HQGGhRIttlnapsw
December 2025
December 13 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

December Monthly Meeting & Potluck

St Mark’s Church 1105 Grand Av., West Des Moines
March 2026
March 2, 2026 @ 8:00 am - March 20, 2026 @ 5:00 pm

Filing Period for 2026 County Primary Election

For County offices, the filing period for the June 2, 2026, Primary Election is March 2 – March 20, 2026 (5:00 p.m.) Each candidate must file an affidavit of candidacy […]