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Democrats’ ‘Early Vote Express’ makes stop in Charles City

  • Pam Johnson, a farmer near Floyd who is also former President of the National Corn Growers Association, encourages people to vote as the “Early Vote Express” bus made a campaign stop at Central Park in Charles City on Monday afternoon. (Press photo James Grob.)

  • Pam Johnson, a farmer near Floyd who is also former President of the National Corn Growers Association, helps a voter pick out a “Biden/Harris” T-shirt as the “Early Vote Express” bus made a campaign stop at Central Park in Charles City on Monday afternoon. (Press photo James Grob.)

  • The “Early Vote Express” bus made a campaign stop at Central Park in Charles City on Monday afternoon. The bus is making stops at college campuses, libraries, and other satellite voting locations throughout the state to distribute voter education materials and discuss the importance of electing Democrats up and down the ballot this fall. (Press photo James Grob.)

By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com

The “Early Vote Express” bus made a campaign stop at Central Park in Charles City on Monday afternoon.

The bus is making stops at college campuses, libraries and other satellite voting locations throughout the state to distribute voter education materials and discuss the importance of electing Democrats up and down the ballot this fall.

“We gave Donald Trump a chance the last four years, and he’s shown us that’s he’s supported Wall Street and not Main Street,” said Pam Johnson, a farmer near Floyd, who is also former president of the National Corn Growers Association.

Johnson said the bus is making 33 stops throughout the state to try to get people out to vote and show them how to vote. She said on Monday in Charles City, she and others on the “Express” were handing out signs, T-shirts and having conversations with concerned voters.

“We think we’ll do better with Biden, he has a vision for America and a plan,” Johnson said. “I got involved because I read his rural action plan and saw what he intended to do with renewable fuels in small communities.”

Johnson said she’s learning that the economy and health care are the biggest concerns she’s hearing about from Iowans.

“In a town like this, character matters, and Biden is a man of character and a man of decency,” she said.

Johnson said she was also supporting Rep. Todd Prichard from Charles City in his re-election bid as well as first-time Iowa Senate candidate Deb Scharper from Osage, both Democrats.

“They understand what it’s like on Main Street in a small rural community,” she said. “I support them because I like what they stand for.”

The bus also made a stop in Waterloo on Monday, and will make stops in Iowa City and Newton on Tuesday.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Iowa voters can also vote before Election Day through a process called absentee in-person voting. The period for absentee in-person voting started Oct. 5 and runs to Monday, Nov. 2.

Iowa also mails an absentee ballot application to every active registered voter. The deadline to request a ballot by mail is 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. The ballot must be received by Nov. 3 by close of polls, or postmarked by Nov. 2. and received no later than noon on Nov. 9. A voter can also return the ballot in person to the county auditor’s office by close of polls on Election Day.

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