Linn County Casino March 5 Election Day Voter Guide

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It's casino voting day, and that means no more pro and con casino commercials all over local media. Lou the meat lady can go back to being a meat lady instead of the strangest political celebrity ever.

Yay! Everybody is a winner!

No matter your stance on this particular vote, Marion Patch will get you the info on where to vote and a little bit of info to help you make your final decision.

What You're Voting On: Shall the following Public Measure be adopted? Gambling games at a casino to be developed in Linn County are approved. See Sample Ballot

Website For Casino

Website Against Casino

Today's Coverage:

Polls Are Open Despite Winter Storm Saturn: Linn County Casino Election

Give us some background Rick Smith of the Gazette:

Voters will decide Linn County casino’s fate Tuesday

 Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Tuesday in all Linn County precinct polling places so voters can answer one question:

“Shall the following Public Measure be adopted? Gambling games at a casino to be developed in Linn County are approved.” Vote yes or no.

As of the end of the day Friday, 16,766 countywide voters already had cast absentee ballots, which compares to 3,371 absentee ballots cast in the May 2011 vote to extend the local-option sales tax in most of Linn County.

If the casino measure passes on Tuesday, the local casino investor group — led by Cedar Rapids businessmen Steve Gray and Drew Skogman and doing business as Cedar Rapids Development Group LLC — will begin an effort to convince the five-member Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission that a Cedar Rapids casino will raise additional casino revenue for the state while not significantly harming existing casinos.

How much have these casino groups raised in this election? A lot of funds: Linn County Casino Campaigns Raise $2.25 Million and Spend $2.2 Million in 6 Weeks

What Marion Groups Have Said About the Casino:

Marion Leaders Won't Take Official Position on Linn County Casino

Marion Gaming Association Member: Casino Grants Offer 'Mind-Boggling' Possibilities for Linn County

Marion Chamber: Linn County Casino Will Support 'Quality of Life in Marion'

Marion Economic Development Company (MEDCO) Endorses Casino

Linn County Supervisors Support Effort to Build Cedar Rapids Casino

Some Vote No Casino Stories on Marion Patch

Is Waterpark Offer a Game Changer for Linn County Casino Push? 

Community Coalition Forms to Oppose Plans for Linn County Casino

Vote No Group Criticizes Prospective Linn County Casino Investors for Projected Nonprofit Donations

Linn County Casino Vote: One-Sided Agreement Raises Questions (Letter to Editor)

Find Out Where You Should Vote Tomorrow: Good to know, Some Polling Places Have Changed - Find Where You Vote Before the Next Election (Linn County Auditor)

From the Linn County Auditor's Office, voters can use the following three methods to confirm their polling place, voting precinct and districts.

Method 1: New Voter Confirmation Cards
Linn County, along with many other counties in Iowa, has chosen to mail new Voter Confirmation Cards to all actively registered voters in the county. The Secretary of State’s Office is coordinating the mailings for all counties. Linn County voters should see their new confirmation cards arrive in the mail within the next seven days.

Voters should review the information on their new confirmation cards and contact Election Services if they have any questions. It is important that voters discard their old cards to avoid confusion.

Method 2: Online Lookup Tool
Visit www.LinnCountyElections.org/lookup, enter your home address and view the following information:

• Polling location and directions to the location from the home address via MapQuest
• Precinct name/number
• Election districts & elected official information

Method 3: Contact Election Services
As always, voters may contact the Linn County Election Services Office at (319) 892-5300, ext. 1 or email elections@LinnCounty.org.

The Linn County Elections Portal is here: https://sites.google.com/site/linnelectionportal/