POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, Iowa — Voters in Pottawattamie County will be hitting the polls, Tuesday, August 1^st, to decide on the outcome of a Special Election. The election will serve to determine how residents of the county elect their county supervisors. The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved the special election on June 6th, after private groups gathered nearly 4,000 signatures and submitted a petition to allow county residents to choose between three options for county supervisor elections.

Currently, Pottawattamie County is a Plan One county. Each member of the Board of Supervisors is allowed to reside anywhere in Pottawattamie County (At Large) and the voters of the county elect all five members of the Board of Supervisors. Plan Two would divide Pottawattamie County into five districts of roughly equal population. One Supervisor must reside in each of the districts, and voters would still elect all five members of the Board of Supervisors. Plan Three would also divide Pottawattamie County into five districts of roughly equal population, but. voters would elect the one Supervisor who resides in the same district as the voter and would not vote for the other four Supervisors in the other four districts.

If Plan Two or Plan Three passes, Pottawattamie County will be divided into five districts of approximately 18,733 residents. Council Bluffs will be split into four districts, with one of those four also including some portions of the county adjacent to the city. One district will not include any portion of Council Bluffs. Districts cannot be set until after the election. The video below, released by Pottawattamie County explains the lawful factors that determine district size and outlines where district boundaries will likely be drawn.

Polls will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sample ballots and polling site information can be viewed HERE.