NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
I, Janice M. White, Commissioner of Elections, in and for Clarke County, Iowa, do hereby proclaim and give notice that a Special Election will be held on the 13th day of September, 2022. The polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. All qualified electors will vote at the following polling site:
United Methodist Church at 130 West Grant Street, Osceola.
Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle. For further information, please contact the County Auditor’s office at: 641-342-3315, or email address: jwhite@clarkecountyiowa.org
Absentee voting may be done at the Auditor’s Office in the Courthouse during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) until September 12, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Requests for mailed absentee ballots must be made by Friday, September 2, 2022.
The pre-registration deadline for this election is Friday, September 2, 2022. After this date, eligible voters may register and vote on Election Day or by Absentee ballot in the Auditor’s Office, with an approved form of identity and residence.
Pre-registered voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before receiving and casting a regular ballot. Voters who are not pre-registered – such as voters registering to vote on Election Day – and voters changing precincts must also provide proof of residence. A voter who is unable to provide an approved form of identification (or prove residence if required) 1) may have the voter’s identity/residence attested to by another registered voter in the precinct, 2) prove identity and residence using Election Day Registration documents, or 3) cast a provisional ballot and provide proof of identity/residence at the County Auditor’s office by noon on Monday, September 19, 2022. Election Day Registrant attesters must provide an approved form of identification. For additional information about providing proof of identity and/or residence visit: https://sos.iowa.gov/voterid or phone
(641) 342-3315.
Public testing of voting equipment will be held on Wednesday, September 7th, at 10:00 a.m. in the Multipurpose Room at the Courthouse.
I, Janice M. White, hereby certify that the following City of Osceola Mayor race and Public Measure “A” will appear on the ballots, in the specific jurisdictions, in which the voters will cast their votes at the Special Election to be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2022.
All eligible electors of the City of Osceola:
Osceola City Mayor – to fill a vacancy (vote for no more than one)
Shane Simpson
Thomas Kedley
Ann E. Ware
Willis E. Hamilton
All eligible electors of the I-35 School District:
Public Measure “A”
Summary: To adopt a Revenue Purpose Statement specifying the use of revenues the Interstate 35 Community School District will receive from the State of Iowa Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund.
In the Interstate 35 Community School District, the following Revenue Purpose Statement which specifies the use of revenues the Interstate 35 Community School District will receive from the State of Iowa Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund shall be adopted.
To provide funds to acquire or install information technology infrastructure (including improving buildings or sites for the purpose of accessing broadband digital telecommunications) and school safety and security infrastructure.
To provide funds to build and furnish a new school building or buildings; to build and furnish addition(s) to school buildings in the District; to remodel, reconstruct, repair, expand and improve the school buildings in the District; to purchase and improve grounds; for demolition work; to furnish and equip district facilities.
To provide funds for the purchase, lease or lease-purchase of buildings, equipment (including transportation and recreation equipment), or technology and to repair transportation equipment for transporting students as authorized by law, to implement energy conservation measures, sharing or rental of facilities including a joint infrastructure project for the purposes of offering classes under district-to-community college programs as authorized in Iowa Code Section 423F.3(3)(c), procuring or acquisition of libraries, or opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings.
To provide funds to purchase land as part of start-up costs for new student construction program or if the sale of the previous student construction was insufficient to purchase land, and to purchase construction materials and supplies for a student-constructed building or shed intended to be retained by and used by the District.
To provide funds to make payments to a municipality or other entity as required under Iowa Code Section 403.19(2).
To provide funds for demolition, cleanup, and other costs if such costs are necessitated by, and incurred within two years of, a disaster.
To provide funds to establish and maintain public recreation places and playgrounds; provide for supervision and instruction for recreational activities; or for community education purposes.
To provide funds for the payment of principal and interest or retirement of general obligation bonds issued for school infrastructure purposes, energy improvement loans, loan agreements authorized by Iowa Code Section 297.36, sales, service and use tax revenue bonds issued under Iowa Code Section 423E.5 or Iowa Code Section 423F.4.
To provide funds for property tax relief; and
To provide funds for other authorized expenditures and purposes as now or hereafter permitted by law and designated by the Interstate 35 Community School District.
It being understood that if this proposition should fail to be approved by the voters, such failure shall not be construed to terminate or restrict authority previously granted by the voters to expend receipts from the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund.
If approved, this Revenue Purpose Statement shall remain in effect until replaced or amended by the Interstate 35 Community School District.
Janice M. White
Clarke County Auditor and
Commissioner of Elections
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