Mail in ballot for summer primary election, May 23, 2020
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Description
The Johnson County Auditor mailed absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters ahead of the June 2, 2020 primary election in order to encourage voters to stay at home and vote absentee. Voter turnout was 32%, part of a statewide record voter turnout for a June primary (https://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/june-2nd-primary-sees-historic-voter-turnout#stream/0). In this photo, Laura Crossett holds up her completed ballot ready to put in the mail.
Laura notes, "I had wanted to work as a poll watcher for the primary, as I’m relatively young and healthy and at low risk for COVID-19 but was unable to due to childcare. I have taken my son with me to the polls for every primary and general election since he was born, but filling out my ballot at home and getting to talk about why I was voting for the people I was voting for was a new experience and perhaps even more educational than walking the half block to our polling place. And we still got a sticker."
Laura notes, "I had wanted to work as a poll watcher for the primary, as I’m relatively young and healthy and at low risk for COVID-19 but was unable to due to childcare. I have taken my son with me to the polls for every primary and general election since he was born, but filling out my ballot at home and getting to talk about why I was voting for the people I was voting for was a new experience and perhaps even more educational than walking the half block to our polling place. And we still got a sticker."
Creator
Laura Crossett
Publisher
Coralville Public Library. Coralville Digital History Library.
Date
May 23, 2020
Contributor
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given.
Format
jpeg
Language
English
Type
Coverage
Iowa City, Iowa
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Original Format
digital photo
Collection
Citation
Laura Crossett, “Mail in ballot for summer primary election, May 23, 2020,” Coralville Digital History Library, accessed April 26, 2024, https://coralvilledigitalhistory.omeka.net/items/show/343.
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