Government of Adams County, Iowa

07/13/2026

06/26/2026

All courthouse offices will be closed on Friday, July 3 except for the Law Enforcement Center which will be remain open.
The courthouse will be open on Monday, the 6th with regular business hours.
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05/29/2026

There are three days left to absentee vote. If you wish to vote absentee you may vote at the courthouse today until 5:00 p.m., Saturday, May 30th from 7:00 a.m-3:00 p.m. and Monday, June 1st from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The 2026 Primary is on Tuesday, June 2nd with polling locations opening at 7:00 a.m. If you have any questions, please contact the Auditors Office at 641-322-3340.

05/26/2026

If you want to vote absentee for the 2026 Primary Election, time is running out! ⌛Our last day for in-person absentee voting is Monday, June 1st. We'll be here ready to vote from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.! Our office is also open on Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for absentee voting.

05/18/2026

Today is the last day to request a mailed absentee ballot for the 2026 Primary Election! At this point, you will need to swing by our office and drop off or fill out an Absentee Ballot Request Form to make sure we have it on our hands by 5PM! You can print the form here: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/absenteeballotapp.pdf.

05/13/2026

Absentee Voting in-person begins today in the Auditor's Office during regular business hours for the June 2nd Primary Election. If you would like to receive a ballot by mail, an absentee ballot request form needs to be received in our office by Monday, May 18th.
Voter Pre-Registration Deadline is May 18, 2026. The Auditors’ Office will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Sample ballots may be found at https://adamscounty.iowa.gov/auditor/upcoming_elections/
Please call us at 641-322-3340 if you need any help or have any questions! See less

Be election ready: view dates and details for upcoming elections in Adams County, including general and primary elections.

05/12/2026

If you'd like to have a ballot mailed to you for the 2026 Primary Election you have until, May 18th at 5PM to get that Request Form in our hands! You can swing by and fill out the request or visit here to print a form out yourself:https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/absenteeballotapp.pdf

03/30/2026

‼️Adams County Auditor's Office will be closed Wednesday, April 1, 2026‼️

We apologize for the inconvenience. Normal business hours will resume on Thursday, April 2, 2026.

We are attending a State Election Administrators Training (SEAT) in Fort Dodge.

03/25/2026

Press Release

First Day to Submit Absentee Ballot Requests

Requests for absentee ballots to be mailed for the upcoming June Primary Election may be filed with the Auditor’s Office starting on Tuesday, March 24 through Monday, May 18, 2026, at 5 PM. The first day ballots can be mailed is Wednesday, May 13. You will not receive a ballot before that date. Request forms can be obtained from the Adams County website or the Iowa Secretary of State’s website. You may also call our office and request us to mail an absentee ballot request form to you.

The Adams County Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, to nominate party candidates for the general election. Only voters registered with the Democratic or Republican parties (or people who declare their affiliation with a party when casting a ballot) are allowed to vote in primary elections.

For more information about the upcoming election and important dates, please see our website at www.adamscounty.iowa.gov or contact the Adams County Auditor’s Office at 641-322-3340 for accurate election information.

03/20/2026

Second half property taxes are due by March 31, 2026. If you wait till the last day to mail them, please go inside the post office to have them hand stamp the date on your envelope. We will only go by the stamped date on the envelope, and the post office doesn’t get date stamped until the next day. If the date is April 1st or after, there will be penalties.

Thank you, Adams County Treasurer’s Office