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The Washington County Auditor’s Office recently received a grant to strengthen cybersecurity in response to elections. County Auditor Dan Widmer presented a grant agreement to the Board of Supervisors at their recent meeting which they approved. The county applied for and was awarded an amount not exceeding $10,000 for the purpose of preventing, preparing for, and responding to cybersecurity threats to elections. This is part of the Help America Vote Act which was passed by the U.S. Congress in 2002, and the agreement requires that the county maintain a proper accounting system and maintain records to demonstrate compliance with the agreement. The county is also subject to an audit of all funds received under this agreement. Widmer says approval of this agreement is the first step in this process, and further details of this grant will be released in the future. ....
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A wide-ranging election bill sits on Governor Kim Reynolds’ desk, which the Washington County Auditor points out was strongly opposed by the Iowa State Association of County Auditors. The bill proposes many changes for absentee and poll voting with greater sanctions on county auditors, including shortening the period of mailing absentee ballots and early in-person voting from the current 29 days to 20 days before an election, closing election day polls an hour earlier at 8 p.m., requiring that mailed absentee ballots be in election officials’ hands by 8 p.m. on Election Day instead of the postmark date with some exceptions, and moving up the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot and for voter preregistration to 15 days before Election Day instead of the current 10 days. Washington County Auditor Dan Widmer (R) says the shortened period for mailing absentee ballots and for his office to be able to contact voters to correct ballot issues is going to have a large impact ....
Three different special elections will be happening in Washington County a week from today. On the ballot will be Washington County Board of Supervisors District 3, Washington City Council Ward 3, and the Highland School District Physical Plant and Equipment Levy. Absentee voting can be done in person at the Washington County Auditor’s Office at the courthouse from now until 5 p.m. March 1st, and the office is open from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays and from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. this Friday. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 2nd, with precincts at the Ainsworth Elementary School Building for the District 3 and PPEL ballots, Brighton Community Building for District 3, Riverside City Hall for PPEL, and the Washington YMCA Community Room in Washington for Ward 3. KCII will be providing live results on election night. For more information on how to vote, visit here. ....
From staff reports Property owners may be eligible for a reduction in their real estate tax valuation if their properties were damaged or destroyed resulting from the Feb. 16 storm. State law gives county auditors the authority to reduce real estate values for properties that have been damaged or destroyed. Any deduction from value approved will affect the tax bills due the following year (2022). The amount of deduction would equal a percentage of the reduction in value caused by the damage or destruction. To take advantage of this reduction, a form must be completed, notarized, and returned to the Washington County Auditor’s Office, 205 Putnam Street, Marietta, by Dec. 31. ....