Today I realized I wont be able to vote here in Story County because I’m registered to vote in Polk County. I’m guessing this applies to quite a few people here at Iowa State, given our proximity to Des Moines and its surrounding suburbs.

If you need to request an absentee ballot, look up this column on the Iowa State Daily website. It will be under the Opinion tab, and you will also be able to find it by searching the word “absentee.”

There will be a PDF attached that you will need to print out and fill out. Once it is filled out, fax it to 515-286-2099. If you don’t know how to send a fax, don’t be embarrassed to ask someone for help.

After you fax it, mail the printed out PDF with your signature on it to the address on the PDF. You need to do this because they need to have the document with your original signature on file.

You should get your absentee ballot in a day or two. You need to get this ballot mailed out by Nov. 1. As long as it is postmarked Nov. 1, it’ll be OK if it gets to them after that day.

This doesn’t, however, mean that you can wait until Thursday or Friday to send for your absentee ballot, as you may not receive it in the mail in time if you wait that long.

Please fulfill your duty as a citizen to vote.

Do yourself a favor and vote to keep the current Iowa Supreme Court justices. Also be sure to vote yes for Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy.