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Home My WebLink AboutA012 - Iowa League of Cities Publication Listing Cities with Runofff Elections I tenth day after the canvass.The person who received Tuesday,Nov 5 - Regular Election Day the next highest number of votes is declared the win- (polls open 7 a.m.—8 p m.) net. Citizens may petition for a special election. Clerk's Exception:Polls may open at noon unless the auditor re- ceives a petition objecting to the shortened hours.If polls open at noon,voters may vote by absentee ballot in person at the auditor's office from 8- 11 a.m. Cities with Runoff Elections Nominated by petition— The number of signatures must Thursday,Nov 7 - Canvass of Votes by Board of be at least equal to 2% of the number of votes to fill the same Supervisors office at the last election, but not less than 10 signatures. The board meets to canvass the election.The canvass is Wednesday,Aug. 7 - Certification of Process held on Thursday for all cities with runoff ordinances, Deadline of city clerk to certify nomination process to even if a runoff election is not expected to be necessary. , auditor.No changes may be made after certification. Friday,Nov 8, 5 p.m. -Write-in Winners Withdrawal Deadline Monday,Aug. 26 - Candidate Filing Begins If a person elected by write-in votes does not want the First day to file nomination petitions with the county audi- office,they must resign in writing to the county auditor by for or designated city clerk. 5 p.m. Saturday, Sep. 14-Last Day for Vacancies Write-in Winners Affidavit Deadline Vacancies in city offices occurring on or before today Persons with write-in votes must file an affidavit of candi- must be filled at the regular city election.Vacancies occur- dacy with the auditor by 5 p.m.to remain in consideration. ring after this date cannot be filled at the regular city elec- Recount Request Deadline tion and must be filled at next intervening special election Written request must be filed with the auditor by 5 p.m. or next regular city election. three days after the election. Thursday, Sept. 19, 5 p.m. - Candidate Filing Tuesday, Dec. 3 Runoff Election (if necessary) Deadline Held only for offices for which no one received a majority Last day to file nomination papers in the office of county of votes at the regular city election,or if a write-in winner auditor or designated city clerk,must be received by 5 p.m. refused the office. Auditor's office and office of designated city clerk must be Dec.9 or 10,Monday or Tuesday- Canvass of Votes open until 5 p.m. The board of supervisors,meets to canvass the election. Friday, Sept. 20 -Public Measures Delivered Dec. 12 or 13,Thursday or Friday - City clerk delivers the full text of all public measures to be Recount Request Deadline included on the regular city election ballot to the auditor Written request must be filed with the auditor by 5 p.m. by noon. three days after the canvass. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 5 p.m. - Objection Deadline Friday, Dec. 13 - Contest Notice Deadline Last day to file written objections to nomination papers or Statement of intent to contest runoff must be filed with to candidates'eligibility with the county auditor or desig- the city clerk no later than ten days after the election. nated city clerk.Must be done by 5 p.m.Auditor's office and office of designated city clerk must be open until 5 p.m. Withdrawal Deadline Last day for candidates to withdraw by filing a written request with the county auditor. Mickey Shields is the director of membership services and can be reached at(515)244-7282 or mick yshields@imvakague.org. Additional information is available from the Iowa Secretary qf State's Office at(515)281-0145 or www.sos iosvagov. Iowa League of Cities I May 2019 25 a a Give us some good news from your city! S "We are continuing the work of implementing our "Coralville recently held their employee appreciation community visioning project which is a community dinner at the Brown Deer Golf Club.All city employ- led project focused on making improvements to our ees and their spouses/significant others were invited. community. The hit of the evening was a hypnotist who worked In addition,we are adding a section of trail to our his magic on numerous volunteers from the audience trails system that connects our trail network with our including the mayor, council members and city admin- two elementary schools and the NW neighborhood istrator. It was a hilarious end to a great night where providing safe crossing for pedestrians." employees were shown how much they are appreciated - City ManagerAl Roder, Independence for all that they do." -Mayor John Lundell, Coralville "We are working with a property owner to rehab their old service station building. We just received a "Cake shakes, Italian beef sandwiches and as many Community Catalyst Grant of $100,000 to help fund as 250 new jobs will be arriving with the first Portillo's the work. The remainder of the cost is set to be volun- restaurant in Iowa! The Chicago-based restaurant chain teer labor and private funds. The building will become will open in Davenport in June. Social media showing a a meeting place for car clubs and other small events." strong demand for Portillo's helped draw the company." -Mayor Donny Hobbs, Lohrville - City Administrator Corn Spiegel, Davenport "Swaledale will welcome the Prairie Land Recre- "Habitat for Humanity of Iowa is leading a Blitz ational Trail next year, connecting us to Mason City to Build to help repair tornado-damaged homes,April 23 the north and eventually Belmond to the south. Users and 27. Recovery from the July 2018 tornado has been of this area can expect scenic rural landscapes and slow, but the assistance from those outside of Marshall- summer prairie wildflowers. town has been tremendous! It's another example of www.mycountyparks.com/County/Cerro-Gordo/ Iowans helping each other." Park/Prairie-Land-Trail.aspx" - City Administrator Jessica Kinser,Marshalltown -Mayor John Drury, Swaledale "In the last four years over 200 new residents moved "Ottumwa has started a complete rebuild of our into the already thriving Downtown Cedar Falls. A new main airport runway 13-31. The new runway will be hotel and several new businesses are poised to open in over 6000 feet long and have new lighting and will be a the next few months,with several more projects on the grooved runway to drain rain and help with snow pack. horizon. To capture the synergy of Downtown hun- In addition,we are starting a complete storefront to dreds of "stakeholders" are participating in a six month storefront streetscape project of three blocks down- visioning process to ensure ongoing development town Ottumwa. This is a great example of public-pri- accommodates our future while embracing the charm vate partnerships." of our classic downtown. -Mayor Tom X. Laio, Ottumwa This visioning process will then be repeated in sever- al other developing parts of the city to ensure that as a Next Month's Question:Have you seen an community we stay focused on our community devel- increase in women participating in local opment goals of density,walkability and sustainability government? throughout the city." y Post your answer on the League Facebook page,Tweet us or - Council Member Frank Darrah, Cedar Falls email mailbox@io-,valeague.org your response and it might appear in next months magazine_ 26 1 May 2019 1 Cityscape