Elections and Voting Upcoming Elections

A Special Election is any election that is not a regular scheduled election called for by any taxing authority in Marion County for specific purposes as defined by the Code of Iowa.

A General Election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections. General Elections are held the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November of each even-numbered year.