The 2016 presidential election cost Linn County’s taxpayers over $635,000 or $5.38 per vote. That cost was actually less than the 2012 presidential election due to the decreased cost of mailing out ballots (we used a mailing firm) and an overall decrease in mailed out & mailed back absentee ballots. In previous posts, I have detailed various unfunded mandates which are going to increase the cost of the 2020 presidential election if the pending House File #516 becomes law. Iowa’s elections are very expensive and you should be concerned as you are paying for them. –Joel D. Miller – Linn County Auditor
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