Today is Election Day 2024. Though more than half of eligible voters have already cast their ballots, officials expect polling places to be busy throughout the day. With ballots cast by about 80% of registered voters as of 4:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon ...

Any voters in line at a polling site at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote, the Polk Supervisor of Elections Office said. Live election results: After polls close at 7 p.m., check back for live Polk County results For voters who requested mail ballots and have not yet mailed them,

Uncontested races for auditor and sheriff are on ballots in Polk County. Democrat Jamie Fitzgerald has served as the county's auditor and commissioner of elections since January 2007. Democrat Kevin Schneider has been sheriff since he was appointed in December 2018 following Bill McCarthy's retirement.