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Subject City Election Information
Greetings City Clerks:
Attached are the Nomination Worksheets for all of the cities within Story County. The worksheets list the
offices that will be filled at the November 3, 2009 City Election. The information provided on each
worksheet shows the office on the ballot, the number of persons to be elected, and the number of
signatures that are required for a candidate to be nominated. This information has been compiled from
the election records in the Auditor's Office. Please find your city worksheet, examine the list carefully and
notify me immediately if you find any errors. You may print off your city worksheet, sign it and fax it to me,
or simply reply to the email indicating if your worksheet is correct or if there are updates that need to be
made. Please reply or fax your worksheet by Monday, August 17.
Vacancies occurring on or before Saturday, September 12, 2009 must be filled at the November election,
unless the vacancy was filled at an earlier, special election. If you have a vacancy that was filled by
appointment, that position must be on the ballot. Please notify us immediately if you experience a
vacancy on or before this date.
All candidates' nomination papers and affidavits, including papers for the unexpired term, are to be
submitted to you on Thursday, September 17 by 5:00 p.m. These are to be delivered to the Auditor's
Office on Friday, September 18 by 5:00 p.m. This includes full text for any public measures on your
ballot.
• We have a special request . We would greatly appreciate having your paperwork turned into our
office as early as possible on Friday, September 18. We have a unique situation this year
pertaining to a software change. Early delivery of the ballot information will allow us additional
time to create the ballot in order to send it to the printer in a timely manner.
If delivery of ballot information is not possible until the afternoon of Friday, September 18, a faxed
copy of each Affidavit of Candidacy and ballot language sometime during the morning would be greatly
appreciated.
Our office fax number is 515-382-7221. Our hours are 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM. Many thanks for your
consideration of this special request.
As the candidates pick up their papers, please tell them to type or print the information at the top of the
Affidavit of Candidacy for City Elections and the Nomination Petition for City Office Candidates. Names
need to be exactly the way the candidates want them to appear on the ballot.
• The following link to the Secretary of State has copies of the candidate forms available for
A. printing. http://www sos state is us/elections/electioninfo/cityelections.html
• Campaign Finance and Disclosure brochures are now available at www.state.ia.us/ethics.
• You may find additional election and voter registration information on the Story County Auditor
web page at www.storycountV.com under the Auditor and Elections page.
When a candidate returns papers to your office, be sure each form is filled out correctly and completely.
Please see the City Clerks Guide for procedures on how to receive in nomination papers. When
candidates return their papers, please give them a copy of the attached Candidate Profile Letter. This
document is optional for the candidate but provides a helpful source of information for voters about the city
candidates.
Your assistance is essential in planning successful city elections. Thank you for providing the service to
the candidates and voters of your city. If you have any questions regarding the 2009 City Election or any
other election matter, please feel free to email me or contact me at the number listed below.
Best Regards,
Dani Dunham
Deputy Auditor of Elections
900 6th Street
Nevada, IA 50201
515.382.7217
Candidate Profile Letter.doc Nomination Worksheet 2009.doc