With City Elections set to take place on November 3, 2015 Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman is reminding the public that nomination petitions for a city office must now be filed with the County Auditor and not with City Clerks.

The first day to file papers is today August 24th with the final day to file being September 17th.

The process for filing nomination petitions is as follows:

• Obtain an original nomination petition and candidate’s guide from the county
  auditor, city clerk or online from the Iowa Secretary of State www.sos.iowa.gov.
• Obtain the nomination signatures of the required number of eligible electors of
  the city or ward, as the case may be (The candidate’s guide lists the number of
  signatures required. In Cass County, the number of signatures required is 10 for
  all positions except the Atlantic At Large council position for which a minimum of 16 signatures are required.). A person may sign nomination petitions for more than one candidate for the same office.
• Attach a notarized affidavit acknowledging the candidate’s eligibility.
• File the petition with the County Auditor prior to 5 p.m. on September 17, 2015.

Each candidate who successfully files a completed nomination petition is assured a place on the ballot.