Absentee Ballot Requests May Be Filed for the Upcoming 2026 City of Forest City Special Election

Karla Weiss, Commissioner of Elections announces that voters interested in voting absentee for the March 17, 2026 Special City Election may file a request for an absentee ballot with the Winnebago County Auditor’s Office. Forest City is in both Winnebago & Hancock Counties therefore the election will be conducted in both counties.

Winnebago County voters will need to request an absentee ballot at the Winnebago County Courthouse and vote at NSB. Hancock County voters will request absentee ballots from Hancock County Courthouse and vote at Faith Lutheran Church in Miller.

Voters may request a ballot by mail from now through March 2nd at 5:00 pm. In-person absentee voting at the Auditor’s office is anticipated to start February 25th through March 16th (Monday through Friday 8:00 – 4:30 pm).

Each request for an absentee ballot must contain one voter’s name, residential address, and mailing address (if different from the residential address), date of birth, Iowa Driver’s License or Non-Operator ID Number or 4-digit Voter PIN, the election the absentee ballot is for, signature of the person requesting a ballot, and date signed. State forms can be downloaded from the Secretary of State website:


https://kiow.com/2026/02/24/absentee-ballot-requests-may-be-filed-for-the-upcoming-2026-city-of-forest-city-special-election/