Wondering if your absentee ballot was received? You can check online in Iowa

Have you mailed an absentee ballot and wondering if it made it to the right place?

Iowans can track the status of their absentee ballots on the Secretary of State’s website at sos.iowa.gov/elections/AbsenteeBallotStatus by entering their full name, date of birth and ZIP code.

Voters can return an absentee ballot by mail or in-person or at a ballot drop box at their county auditor’s office. They must be received in the county auditor’s office by the time the polls close on Election Day, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m. to be eligible for counting.

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The last day to request a mail-in ballot was Oct. 20. But early in-person voting remains open at county auditor’s offices across the state until 5 p.m. Nov. 3. In Polk County, the new Election Office is located at 2309 Euclid Ave. in Des Moines. In Dallas County, voters can cast ballots at 210 N. 10th St. in Adel.

Absentee ballots cannot be delivered to a polling place on Election Day. If you have not returned your absentee ballot by Election Day, you have the following options:

• Deliver a completed absentee ballot to the county auditor’s office before the polls close on Election Day.

• Surrender an absentee ballot at the polls and vote a regular ballot.

• Vote a provisional ballot at the polls if you cannot surrender your absentee ballot.

Voters across Iowa on Nov. 4 will elect candidates on their local school boards and city councils and for mayor.

This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: How to check if your absentee ballot was received in Iowa