Here is the full slate of candidates and public measures that will appear on the November 7, 2023 ballot in Shelby County:

City of Shelby-Mayor:  RON KROLL
City of Shelby Council– KAREN SCHLUETER
CITY OF TENNANT-MAYOR:   JAMES BRANTNER
CITY OF TENNANT-Council- MARK TEARNY,  PAULA CAMPBELL, TOM EWOLDT
CITY OF HARLAN-MAYOR:   JAY CHRISTENSEN
CITY OF HARLAN-Council-Ward 2:   RICHARD PETERSEN
CITY OF HARLAN-AT LARGE Lincoln- TROY SCHABEN, JAMES SHEEHAN
CITY OF HARLAN-Council-Ward 1- to fill a Vacancy:  KYLE LINDBERG
CITY OF IRWIN–MAYOR :  JAMES BORCHER
CITY OF IRWIN-COUNCIL MEMBER- RICHARD WIIG, JONNA WILLADSEN
CITY OF WESTPHALIA-MAYOR:  CHRISTOPHER G. VON AHSEN
CITY OF WESTPHALIA-Council- BRANDON ECK
CITY OF DEFIANCE-MAYOR:  MARY JO SCHABEN
CITY OF DEFIANCE-COUNCIL- MAX POWERS, BRIAN KLOEWER
CITY OF DEFIANCE COUNCIL TOFILL A VACANCY- BRUCE FESER
CITY OF PANAMA-MAYOR:  LARRY KEANE
CITY OF PANAMA-COUNCIL:  KATHLEEN ANN SCHAFER, LINDA COGDILL
CITY OF EARLING-MAYOR:  JANICE A GAUL
CITY OF EARLING-COUNCIL- BRANDON BOGER, JILL SCHILTZ
CITY OF ELK HORN-Mayor- STAN JENS
CITY OF ELK HORN-COUNCIL- RICK SLOTH, DANNY PETERSEN, KAYLA CREEK, KENDALL PETERSEN
CITY OF KIRKMAN-MAYOR- OPEN
CITY OF KIRKMAN-COUNCIL:  OPEN
CITY OF PORTSMOUTH-MAYOR:  DONALD KENKEL
CITY OF PORTSMOUTH-COUNCIL- LORETTA KLEFFMAN SWANSON, DARCI PAXTON
HARLAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT 5 DIRECTOR:  JENNIFER ANDERSON
HARLAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT 6 DIRECTOR:  JENNIFER ARKFELD
HARLAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT 7 DIRECTOR:  ROGER KENKEL
IKM-MANNING-DIRECTOR AT LARGE- ZACHARY MEINERS, SARA FERNEDING, MIKE BLUM
IKM-MANNING-DIRECTOR DISTRICT-1A:  BRIDGET GORE, T.J. STERK
IKM-MANNING DIRECTOR DISTRICT 2A VOTE FOR ONE:  DAVID HELLER, EMMALIE RASMUSSEN
IKM-MANNING SCHOOLS-DIRECTOR AT LARGE TO FILL A VACANCY:  JEREMY PUCK

SHELBY COUNTYWIDE PUBLIC MEASURE TD

Shall the Shelby County Board of Supervisors, upon recommendation by the Shelby County EMS Advisory Council, for the purpose of funding Emergency Medical Services in Shelby County including, but not limited to, ambulance service, personnel, and equipment be authorized, for a period of fifteen (15) years, to (1) levy and impose a local option income surtax of One Percent (1.00%) upon the state individual income tax of each individual taxpayer who is a resident of Shelby County on December 31 for each calendar year commencing with the calendar year 2024, and (2) levy and impose an ad valorem tax not exceeding Seventy Five Cents ($.75) per One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) of assessed valuation on all taxable property within Shelby County commencing with the levy of property taxes for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025? (END OF BALLOT LANGUAGE)

IKM MANNING COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC MEASURE TE

Shall the Board of Directors of the IKM-Manning Community School District in the Counties of Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, and Shelby, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $18,600,000 to provide funds to construct, furnish, and equip an addition for classrooms/support space, to the Middle/High School building; and to renovate, remodel, repair, improve, furnish and equip existing portions of the Middle/High School building?  (END OF BALLOT LANGUAGE)

TRI CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PUBLIC MEASURE SB

To adopt a Revenue Purpose Statement specifying the use of revenues the Tri-Center Community School District will receive from the State of Iowa Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund.

In the Tri-Center Community School District, the following Revenue Purpose Statement which specifies the use of revenues the Tri-Center Community School District will receive from the State of Iowa Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund shall be adopted. To provide funds to acquire or install information technology infrastructure (including improving buildings or sites for the purpose of accessing broadband digital telecommunications) and school safety and security infrastructure. To provide funds to build and furnish a new school building or buildings; to build and furnish addition(s) to school buildings in the District; to remodel, reconstruct, repair, expand, and improve the school buildings in the District; to purchase and improve grounds; for demolition work; to furnish and equip district facilities. To provide funds for the purchase, lease or lease-purchase of buildings, equipment (including transportation and recreation equipment), or technology and to repair transportation equipment for transporting students as authorized by law, to implement energy conservation measures, sharing or rental of facilities including a joint infrastructure project for the purposes of offering classes under district-to-community college programs as authorized in Iowa Code Section 423F.3(3)(c), procuring or acquisition of libraries, or opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings. To provide funds to purchase land as part of start-up costs for new student construction program or if the sale of the previous student construction was insufficient to purchase land, and to purchase construction materials and supplies for a student-constructed building or shed intended to be retained by and used by the District.  To provide funds to make payments to a municipality or other entity as required under Iowa Code Section 403.19(2). To provide funds for demolition, cleanup, and other costs if such costs are necessitated by, and incurred within two years of, a disaster. To provide funds to establish and maintain public recreation places and playgrounds; provide for supervision and instruction for recreational activities; or for community education purposes. To provide funds for the payment of principal and interest or retirement of general obligation bonds issued for school infrastructure purposes, energy improvement loans, loan agreements authorized by Iowa Code Section 297.36, sales, service and use tax revenue bonds issued under Iowa Code Section 423E.5 or Iowa Code Section 423F.4.To provide funds for property tax relief; and To provide funds for other authorized expenditures and purposes as now or hereafter permitted by law and designated by the Tri-Center Community School District. It being understood that if this proposition should fail to be approved by the voters, such failure shall not be construed to terminate or restrict authority previously granted by the voters to expend receipts from the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund. If approved, this Revenue Purpose Statement shall remain in effect until replaced or amended by the Tri-Center Community School District.   (END OF BALLOT LANGUAGE)

TRI CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC MEASURE SC

Shall the Board of Directors of the Tri-Center Community School District, in the Counties of Pottawattamie, Harrison, and Shelby, State of Iowa, for the purpose of purchasing and improving grounds; constructing schoolhouses or buildings and opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings; purchasing of buildings; purchase, lease or lease-purchase of technology and equipment; paying debts contracted for the erection or construction of schoolhouses or buildings, not including interest on bonds; procuring or acquisition of libraries; repairing, remodeling, reconstructing, improving, or expanding the schoolhouses or buildings and additions to existing schoolhouses; expenditures for energy conservation; renting facilities under Iowa Code Chapter 28E; purchasing transportation equipment for transporting students; lease purchase option agreements for school buildings or equipment; purchasing equipment authorized by law; or for any purpose or purposes now or hereafter authorized by law, be authorized for a period of ten (10) years, to levy annually, a voter-approved physical plant and equipment property tax not to exceed One Dollar Thirty-Four Cents ($1.34) per One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) of the assessed valuation of the taxable property within the school district commencing with the levy for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, or each year thereafter?