After Tuesday night, Ames will have a new mayor and some new additions to City Council. 

Within the next two years, these elected officials will vote on issues 

The outcome of the election is up to the voters of Ames. For those who haven’t registered to vote, it’s not too late. 

Here is your voting guide on where to vote, how to vote and the candidates to vote for. 

How to register

Preregistration has closed since it must be done 10 days before the election. No worries, people can still register the day of. 

In order to register at the polls, you must bring a few materials.

According to the Iowa Secretary of State’s website, the following are acceptable forms of ID:

• Iowa non-driver ID card
• Out-of-state driver’s license or non-driver ID card
• U.S. passport
• U.S. military ID
• ID card issued by employer
• Student ID issued by Iowa high school or college

Voters must also prove their residency. The following materials are accepted: 

• Residential lease
• Utility bill (including a cell phone bill)
• Bank statement
• Paycheck
• Government check or other government document

If someone can’t prove their identity or residency with the above materials, someone else may attest for them which requires both people to sign an oath swearing the statements being made are true.

Falsely attesting or being attested for is registration fraud. It is a class “D” felony and is punishable by a fine of up to $7,500 and up to 5 years in prison.

Voters must be U.S. citizens, a resident of Iowa and 18 years old by the election day. Voters cannot be registered to vote in another state or incarcerated, on parole, on probation or have outstanding monetary obligations from your felony conviction.

Where to vote

On the voter card, numbers in parentheses show the precinct number on your voter registration card. For those without voter cards, visit the Iowa Secretary of State website to find poll location information. 

Here are the Ames polling locations, all of which are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.: 

• AMES W1P1 – Wilson Toyota, 2212 S. Duff Ave. (effective 9/18/17; temporary site)
• AMES W1P2 – University Baptist Church, 2400 Mortensen Parkway 

• AMES W1P3 – Human Services Center, 126 S. Kellogg Ave. 
• NOTE: A small number of Grant Township residents are assigned to this precinct. 
• AMES W1P4 – Ames Public Library, Auditorium, 515 Douglas Ave. 

• AMES W1P5 – Grand Avenue Baptist Church, 612 24th St. (effective 9/18/17; temporary site)
• AMES W2P1 – Fire Service Training Bureau, 1015 Haber Road, ISU
• AMES W2P2 – Bethesda Lutheran Church, 1517 Northwestern Avenue 
• AMES W2P3 – North Grand Christian Church, 919 30th St.
• AMES W2P4 – Ascension Lutheran Church, 2400 Bloomington Road
• AMES W2P5 – Stonebrook Community Church, 3611 Eisenhower Avenue 

• AMES W3P1 – Green Hills Retirement Community, 2205 Green Hills Drive (effective 9/21/17; temporary site)
• NOTE: A small number of Washington Township residents are assigned to this precinct. 
• AMES W3P2 – Ames Middle School (Room B111A), 3915 Mortensen Road
• AMES W3P3 – Collegiate United Methodist Church, 2622 Lincoln Way 
• AMES W3P4 – Hilton Garden Inn, 1325 Dickinson Avenue
• AMES W3P5 – St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 209 Colorado Avenue 
• NOTE: A small number of Washington Township residents are assigned to this precinct. 

• AMES W4P1 – Buchanan Hall Room 2009, 2160 Lincoln Way, ISU (effective 9/6/16)  
• AMES W4P2 – Maple Hall Conference Room M01B, 204 Beach Road, ISU 
• AMES W4P3 – Union Drive Community Center Room 136, 207 Beyer Ct., ISU AMES W4P4 – Collegiate Presbyterian Church, 159 Sheldon Avenue
• AMES W4P5 – Trinity Christian Reformed Church, 3626 Ontario Street

Who to vote for 

Descriptions of the mayoral candidates’ backgrounds and stances on positions can be found here. City Council candidates can be found here and mayoral candidates  can be found here. 

Find the Daily’s overall coverage of the candidates here.