(Fontanelle, Iowa) – Adair County Elections Deputy Joshua Nelson reports the City of Fontanelle will hold a Special Election on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 to determine who will fill three vacancy seats on the City Council. The candidates who have filed papers to run in the Special Election include:

• Carol M. Barrett
• Dawn Brown
• James L. Campbell
• Lane A. Ellis
• Dianna Goetz
• Jeffery Ivan Thompson

Voter pre-registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 28, 2022. 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 12:00 p.m. (noon), December 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) 743-2546. Voters may request an absentee ballot from the Auditor’s Office. Voters may vote in the office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning November 23, 2022, or they may request a ballot be mailed to them.

The deadline to request an absentee ballot be mailed is 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 28, 2022. The last day to vote absentee in the Auditor’s Office is Monday, December 12, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Polls will open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day December 13, 2022.