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Contested races in Atlantic, Anita & Marne highlight Voting Tuesday, in Cass County

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November 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Voters in Atlantic, Anita and Marne will decide who wins contested races for City Council, Tuesday, during the combined City/School elections.

In Atlantic, Incumbent Dana Halder is being challenged for his At Large seat on the Council. His opponent is Grace N. Garrett. There are also five candidates vying for three seats on the Atlantic School Board: Incumbent Jenny Williams; Mark C. Fogen; Nicholas Hunt; Laura McLean and Benjamin Winford.

In Anita, Mark Harris, Kevin Littleton and Pat Cassell are hoping to fill two of three seats on the City Council. And, in Marne, where there are six candidates, five seats are up for grabs on the City Council.  Incumbent Angela Redler, is running for re-election to her seat. Challengers include: Vergil W. Anderson; Wayne Preister; Mark Opbroek; Jericho Schmitt, and Aaron Williams.

In Griswold, Carmen Sorensen is running for re-election to the City Council. No candidates have filed for the other two, vacant seats. Those will be filled by Write-In votes. The polls are open from 7-a.m. until 8-p.m.

The precinct polling places and addresses for this combined city and school election are as follows:

Atlantic 1st Ward – Zion Lutheran Church (811 Oak St) (For voters in Atlantic Ward 1)

Atlantic 2nd Ward – Atlantic Public Library (507 Poplar) (For voters in Atlantic Ward 2)

Atlantic 3rd Ward – Cass County Community Center (805 W 10th) (For voters in Atlantic Ward 3)

Atlantic 4th Ward – United Church of Christ (1607 Hazel) (For voters in Atlantic Ward 4)

Atlantic 5th Ward – Heritage House (1200 Brookridge Circle) (For voters in Atlantic Ward 5)

City of Anita & Grant and Lincoln Townships – Anita Community Center (805 Main St) (For voters in Anita & voters residing in the CAM Community School District in the townships of Grant and Lincoln)

City of Cumberland & Union Township – Cumberland Community Building (200 W 2nd) (For voters in Cumberland & voters residing in the CAM Community School District in Union Township)

City of Griswold & Noble and Pleasant Townships – Griswold Community Building (601 2nd St) (For voters in Griswold & voters residing in the Griswold Community School District or the CAM Community School District in the townships of Noble and Pleasant)

City of Lewis & Cass and Bear Grove Townships – Lewis Public Library (412 W. Main St, Lewis) (For voters in Lewis & voters residing in the Atlantic Community School District, CAM Community School District or Griswold Community School District in the townships of Cass and Bear Grove)

City of Marne & Brighton, Grove, Pymosa and Washington Townships – Cass County Community Center (805 W 10th) (For voters in the City of Marne & voters residing in the Atlantic Community School District, AHSTW Community School District, Griswold Community School District or EEHK Community School District in the townships of Brighton, Grove, Pymosa and Washington)

City of Massena & Edna, Victoria and Massena Townships – Massena Public Library (122 Main St, Massena) (For voters in the City of Massena & voters residing in the CAM Community School District or Griswold Community School District in the townships of Massena, Edna and Victoria)

City of Wiota & Benton and Franklin Townships – Wiota City Hall (311 Center St) (For voters in Wiota & voters residing in the Atlantic Community School District, CAM Community School District, or EEHK Community School District in the townships of Benton and Franklin)