The polls will open at 7:00 A.M. for voters in southeast Iowa as they decide who should move on from the primary to the November General Election.
There are contested races up and down the ballot in Lee and Des Moines Counties. They start in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.
Congressman Dave Loebsack faces a challenge from State Senator Joe Seng on the Democratic side while John Archer and Dan Dolan are squaring off for the Republican nod.
Voters in Iowa will go to the polls on Tuesday, June 5. They will decide who should move on to the November general election.
Lee County is offering a new option to residents that could make their voting experience much quicker.
The county currently uses a voter registration system known as the Precinct Atlas. It was developed by the Cerro Gordo County Auditor and is used by dozens of Iowa counties.
The system stores voter information electronically.
The Democrats running for the District V seat on the Lee County Board of Supervisors are on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to government consolidation.
It was one year ago, this month, that the board voted to reorganize county government.
The final proposal resulted in the moving of the Auditor and Treasurer’s offices to the North Lee County Office Building in Fort Madison.
In turn, the Assessor and Recorder’s offices are now located in the South Lee County Courthouse in Keokuk.