(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Auditor’s Office has released the final list of candidates and ballot measures for the Nov. 5th General Election. The candidates for County Offices include:

Partisan Offices

Supervisor (I= Incumbent)

District 1NW: Matt Wedemeyer (R) I
District 3SW: Jerry Walker (R) I
District 5GF: Michael Christoffersen (R)
Sheriff: Jeffrey L. Vandewater (R)  I
Auditor: Mandy Berg (R) I
Recorder (TFV): Kelly Mitchell (R)

Non-Partisan Offices

Washington Township Trustee (Vote for 1): No Candidate Filed
Washington Township Trustee (To Fill Vacancy) (Vote for 1): No Candidate Filed (To Fill Vacancy)

Richland Township Trustee (Vote for 1): Roy Maeder

County Public Hospital Trustees (Vote for 3): Willard W. Olesen; Jimmy Freeland; Deb Tindle

Soil and Water Conservation District (Vote for 3): Daryl Nelson

County Agricultural Extension Council (Vote for 4):Matt Mensing; Jessica Christensen; Trent Raasch; Amy Kading.

Judicial Retention

Supreme Court: David May

Court of Appeals: Tyler J. Buller; Mary Elizabeth Chicchelly; Samuel Langholz; Mary Ellen Tabor

District Court Judges (5B): Patrick W. Greenwood

Constitutional Amendments and Public Measures

Iowa Constitutional Amendments:

• Shall the following amendment to the constitution be adopted?

Summary: Provides for only U.S. citizens aged 18 or older and meeting state and county residency requirements to vote in all elections. Further provides that 17-year-olds who will be 18 years old by the General Election are eligible to vote in the primary election, subject to the same citizenship and residency requirements.

• Shall the following amendment to the constitution be adopted?
  Summary: Provides that the lieutenant governor will act as the governor if there is a temporary disability of the governor. Further provides that the lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor-elect will be the governor or governor-elect in the case of resignation, death, or permanent disability of the governor or governor-elect thus creating a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor-elect, as appropriate.

Benefited District Public Measures

Iowa Western Community College

Public Measure SB:

Shall the Board of Directors of the Iowa Western Community College (Merged Area XIII) in the Counties of Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $55,000,000 to provide funds to construct, furnish, and equip a new academic building and renovate, remodel, and improve existing buildings within Merged Area XIII?

CAM Community School District

Public Measure B:

Shall the Board of Directors of the CAM Community School District in the Counties of Adair, Adams, Audubon, and Cass, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $22,500,000 to provide funds to construct, furnish and equip a classroom addition to the High School building; to remodel, repair, improve, furnish and equip exterior and interior portions of the existing High School building, including mechanical, electrical, and fire systems improvements, secure entry improvements, and technology and security improvements; and improve the site?