Submitting Your Ballot Request
Please send your ballot request to:
Clayton County Auditor's Office
Attn: Elections
111 High St NE, Suite 102
Elkader, IA 52043-0416
For more information, please contact our office at 563-245-1106.
Once Your Request is Received
Upon receiving your request, and when ballots are available, an absentee ballot, instructions, and return envelope will be mailed to you by the next business day.
Mailing Your Ballot
Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by the day before the election and received prior to the official canvass in order to be counted. Ballots may also be returned in person to the Auditor's Office prior to the close of the polls on Election Day.
Tracking Your Ballot
After an absentee ballot request has been processed, voters may visit Track Your Absentee Ballot to access a feature that allows for all absentee voters - military and nonmilitary - to track the progress of their ballot. The tracker provides the date the request was processed by the county auditor and the dates the ballot was mailed to the voter and returned to the county auditor’s office.