Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman reports a Special Election pertaining to a $14.5-million Iowa Western Community College Bond Measure, will be held in Atlantic on Dec. 6th. The Public Measure on the ballot asks “Shall the Iowa Western Community College (Merged Area XIII) in the Counties of Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monoa, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby, be authorized to remodel, erect, furnish and equip buildings at the main campus and other enrollment locations, contract indebtedness therefor, and issue its school bonds in an amount not exceeding $14,500,000 for that purpose?”

Absentee ballots for the election may be requested by registered voters not going to their assigned voting sites on election day, Dec. 6th, 2016. The polls will be open that day from Noon until 8-p.m. You may also vote prior to election day by paper ballot, either by mail or in-person at the County Auditor’s Office at the Cass County Courthouse.

TO VOTE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAIL you must file a request for an absentee ballot.

1. Deliver the absentee ballot request by mail or personal carrier to the auditor’s office.  You must use the State prescribed absentee ballot request form.  A request is not valid unless it includes the SIGNATURE of the person requesting the ballot.

Request forms are available at the auditor’s office or on the internet at http://www.sos.iowa.gov

2. When a request is received by the auditor, a ballot will be mailed if the person is an eligible elector.  (A person may register to vote and request a ballot at the same time.  You may send a registration form along with your request for an absentee ballot.)
3. With the ballot you will receive instructions for voting the ballot and for returning it.

ONLY FIVE VOTING CENTERS WILL BE USED FOR THIS ELECTION:

1. The two VOTING CENTERS for the ATLANTIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT are:

No. 1:  Voters living in Wards 1, 4 and 5 of the City of Atlantic will vote at Heritage House, 1200 Brook Ridge Circle in Atlantic.

No. 2:  Voters residing in the remainder of the Atlantic Community School District, being those voters residing in Audubon and Pottawattamie counties; Bear Grove, Benton, Brighton, Cass, Franklin, Grove, Pymosa and Washington townships of Cass County; the City of Marne; the City of Wiota; and Wards 2 and 3 of the City of Atlantic will vote at the Atlantic Public Library (507 Poplar), Atlantic, Iowa.

2. The two VOTING CENTERS for the CAM COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT  are:

No. 1- in ANITA:  Voters residing in that portion of the CAM Community School District lying in Adair and Audubon counties; Benton, Franklin, Grant and Lincoln townships of Cass County; the City of Anita; and the City of Wiota will vote at the ANITA COMMUNITY CENTER (805 Main St).

No. 2- in MASSENA:  Voters residing in that portion of the CAM Community School District lying in Adams County; Bear Grove, Edna, Massena, Noble, Union and Victoria townships of Cass County; the City of Cumberland; and the City of Massena will vote at the MASSENA PUBLIC LIBRARY in Massena (122 Main St).

3. The VOTING CENTER for the GRISWOLD COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is: 

In GRISWOLD- Griswold Community Building, 601 2nd St, Griswold and all voters of the School District will vote there.

If you have any questions, contact the Cass County Auditor’s Office.