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October 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Cass County Auditor/Election Commissioner Kathy Somers reminds all eligible voters in Cass County (IA), that the combined City & School Election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 7th, with the polls open that day from 7-a.m. until 8-p.m.  Voters must vote in their precinct of residence (Shown below). Voting location has changed for some voters. If your are unsure of your voting precinct for this election, please contact the Cass County Auditor/Commissioner of Elections (Phone: 712-243-4570). You may also verify the voting location for your homeaddress at: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterreg/pollingplace/search.aspx. Precinct maps are available on the Cass County website www.casscountyiowa.us.

NOTE: This is a COUNTY-WIDE election. Every eligible voter in Cass County is eligible to vote. City residents will vote for both city and school candidates; and rural residents will vote for school candidates only.

THE VOTING CENTERS FOR THIS ELECTION WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
Atlantic 1st Ward ………………………………………………………. Zion Lutheran Church (811 Oak St)
Atlantic 2nd Ward ………………………………………………………Atlantic Public Library (507 Poplar)
Atlantic 3rd Ward………………………………………………………. Cass County Community Center (805 W 10th)
Atlantic 4th Ward………………………………………………………. United Church of Christ (1607 Hazel)
Atlantic 5th Ward………………………………………………………. Heritage House (1200 Brookridge Circle)
City of Anita/ Grant, Lincoln Twp …………………………………………… Anita Community Center (805 Main St)
City of Cumberland/ Union Twp…………………………………..Cumberland Community Building (200 W 2nd)
City of Griswold/ Noble, Pleasant Twp…………………………..Griswold Community Building (601 2nd St)
City of Lewis/ Bear Grove, Cass Twp…………………………….Lewis Community Building (400 W Main St, Lewis)
City of Marne/ Brighton, Grove, Pymosa, Washington Twp. …Cass County Community Center (805 W 10th) City of Massena/ Westerly portion Massena Twp ……………… CAM Middle School (207 E 6th St, Massena)
Edna Twp/Victoria Twp/Easterly Portion Massena Twp ………..Massena Public Library (122 Main St, Massena)
City of Wiota/ Benton, Franklin Twp ………………………………………. Anita Community Center (805 Main St, Anita)

NOTICE: All polling places for this election are handicapped accessible. However, any voter who is physically unable to enter the polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle. For further information, please contact the county auditor at the following telephone or e-mail address: Phone: 243-4570; Email: skarns@casscoia.us For TTY access, dial 711 + 712-243-4570.

Persons attempting to vote in the wrong precinct will be directed to the correct precinct. Persons must register in Cass County to be eligible to vote in Cass County. Persons who have changed their name and/or address within Cass Co. will be required to re-register at the polls before being permitted to vote. Pre-Registration for persons to vote in this City/School Election closes at 5:00 P.M. Friday, October 23, 2023. Same day registration and voting is permitted. Voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before they may receive and cast a ballot. For additional information about voter identification, visit https://sos.iowa.gov/voterid.

Absentee and special voter ballots will be counted at the Cass County Courthouse, 5 W 7th Street, Atlantic, Iowa 50022. Voting equipment will be used at the election. Public test of election equipment will be October 23, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse and continue until completion of the required test. Voters can find sample ballots on the Cass County Elections website: https://www.casscountyia.gov/county-government/elections/primary-elections/.

The public is hereby notified that the post-election audit for the 2023 City/School Combined Election will take place on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 1:00pm in the Cass County Board of Supervisors Meeting Room. A listing of the candidates that will appear on the ballot are listed below. Please note that this is only one rotation and each precinct will have their corresponding ballot with their rotation posted as a sample ballot at the precinct.