(Atlantic, Iowa) – Cass County Deputy Auditor Sheri Karns, today (Friday), said the filing period for candidates for Non-party political organization (NPPO) and Non-Affiliated persons for the upcoming General Election to be held November 5, 2024, are as follows:

• Non-Party candidates and Township Trustees- August 5^th-August 28th
• Soil & Water Commissioners and Agricultural Extension-August 5^th – August 28th
• Hospital Board of Trustees- Anytime with a deadline of Wednesday August 28^th.

County positions open are:

1. Board Of Supervisors District 1, District 4 & District 5
2. County Auditor
3. County Sheriff
4. Edna Township Trustee
5. Union Township Trustee
6. Soil & Water Commissioners (3)
7. Hospital Board of Trustees (3)
8. Ag-Extension (4)

For more information and for the number of signatures required for each office, please contact the Auditor’s office at 712-243-4570. Anyone interested in running as an NPPO or Non-Affiliated candidate or any of the positions listed above for the General Election may pick up Nomination Papers and Affidavits of Candidacy in the Auditor’s Office, located at 5 W 7^th Street, in Atlantic, from 8:00 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or at https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/general/index.html (Iowa Secretary of State website)

Absentee ballot request forms are available online at https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/absenteeinfo.html ( Iowa Secretary of State website) or in the Cass County Auditor’s Office.  The registered voter must request the application form themselves, you may not request on behalf of another registered voter.  Request forms can not be returned to the auditor’s office until August 27, 2024.  Last day to request a ballot to be mailed is Monday, October 21, 2024.

Please contact the Cass County Auditor’s Office with any questions regarding absentee voting or candidate filings.