Posted by Jason on Monday, Oct 3, 2022
Early voting for the November 8, 2022 General Election will begin in Johnson County on Wednesday, October 19 and the Iowa City Public Library will again be a satellite host.
ICPL satellite location hours will be:
Sunday, October 30, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday, October 31 through Wednesday, November 2, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday, November 3, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Other satellite location schedules are available on the Johnson County Auditor election site.
Identification is required for those wanting to vote absentee in-person (which includes drive-thru and satellite voting locations). More information on voter ID requirements is available at the Secretary of State's website.
In-person early voting will be available at the Johnson County Administration Building Lobby, 913 S. Dubuque St., and at the Health & Human Services Building Parking Ramp (drive-thru voting), 855 S. Dubuque St. at the following times:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm weekdays, October 19 through November 7
Saturday, November 5, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, November 6, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
There are many voting resources available on the Auditor's elections webpage including voting deadlines, sample ballots, registration resources, precinct and polling place lookup, and FAQs answering all your questions about absentee and election day voting processes. Iowa's Restore Your Vote site has information for Iowans who have completed felony sentences to determine their voting eligibility and assist with registration. Información en español, conozca sus derechos como votante.
Autobiographical stories of his work as Tropical Senior Botanical Horticulturist for the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, England. Carlos describes coming from a family that encouraged exploration, as well as respect and caretaking for the plants and animals of Asturias in Northern Spain. When wanderlust overtook him at 28, he travelled to London where a trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew changed his world. Their efforts to save highly endangered plants mirrored his passion for caring for the land back in Asturias. He has an energetic, driven personality that comes through in his recounts of his intense Kew education in the greenhouses and beyond. Most of the book recounts his journeys to save seeds or cuttings of rare plants found in the islands of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, Amazon backwaters in Peru, and many other far flung locations. He’s a great storyteller and has set up each chapter as if he has to solve a puzzle with life or death stakes, how do these rare plants produce fruit, seed, and ultimately a new plant? He includes simple overviews of the science behind his a-ha moments, so even if you don’t have a botanical background you come away with an understanding for how these mysteries were solved. His passion for plants is infectious and it carries through in his writing, the stories are often zany and move quickly and you’re left feeling that we need many more people with the drive and desire of this plant messiah. -Jason