NOTICE OF THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION
MARSHALL COUNTY, STATE OF IOWA
Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the County of Marshall, State of Iowa, that the General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The Polls for said election will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Please read this notice carefully to determine your correct voting location. Voting locations have changed for some voters. If you are unsure of your voting precinct for the election, please contact the Marshall County Auditor/Recorder & Commissioner of Elections at 641-754-6302 or by e-mail election@marshallcountyia.gov. You may also verify the voting location for your home address at https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterreg/pollingplace/search.aspx. Precinct Maps and Sample ballots are available on our website https://elections.marshallcountyia.gov/
Pre-registered voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before receiving and casting a regular ballot. Voters who are not pre-registered – such as voters registering to vote on Election Day – and voters changing precincts must also provide proof of residence. A voter who is unable to provide an approved form of identification (or prove residence if required) 1) may have the voter’s identity/residence attested to by another registered voter in the precinct, 2) prove identity and residence using Election Day Registration documents, or 3) cast a provisional ballot and provide proof of identity/residence at the county auditor’s office by Noon on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Election Day Registrant attesters must provide an approved form of identification. For additional information about providing proof of identity and/or residence visit: https://sos.iowa.gov/voterid or phone (641) 754-6302.
ABSENTEE VOTING
Voters may cast an absentee ballot at the Election Center during office hours beginning October 16, 2024 until Monday, November 4, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.
Monday, October 21, 2024 @ 5:00 PM is the deadline an absentee ballot can be requested to be mailed to a voter. Absentee ballots cannot be mailed to persons who have not registered to vote. Unregistered voters may submit a completed voter registration form with their absentee ballot application if the completed forms will be received in the Auditor/Recorder’s Office by Monday, October 21, 2024 @ 5:00 PM. Persons registering to vote after Monday, October 21, 2024 @ 5:00 PM shall not be mailed an absentee ballot but may vote in person at the Marshall County Election Center until 4:30 PM on Monday, November 4, 2024 (or at their polling place on election day) upon providing proof of identity and residency. Voters may check the status of their absentee ballot by contacting the Marshall County Auditor/Recorder’s Office, or at http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/absenteeballotstatus/search.aspx.
WHERE TO GET FORMS
Voter registration forms, absentee ballot application forms, and information regarding documents acceptable to prove identification and residency, are available from the Marshall County Election Center 107 S 1st Ave, or the Marshall County website https://elections.marshallcountyia.gov . The forms must be signed and dated. Mail or hand deliver requests forms to the Marshall County Auditor/Recorder’s Office at 1 East Main Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158.
HOW TO RETURN YOUR BALLOT
1. Mail your ballot so that is received before 8 PM CT on Election Day – November 5
2. Hand-deliver your ballot to the Marshall County Election Center during business hours or any time up until 8 PM CST on Election Day – November 5
3. Drop your ballot into the drop box located at the Marshall County Election Center, 107 S 1st Ave anytime up to Election Day by 8 PM.-November 5
Monday, October 21- 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM at the Marshall County Election Center, 107 S 1st Ave.
Friday, November 1- 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM at the Marshall County Election Center, 107 S 1st Ave.
Saturday, November 2-9:00 AM- 5:00 PM at the Marshall County Election Center, 107 S 1st Ave.
Election Day, November 5- 7:00 AM- 8:00 PM at the Marshall County Election Center, 107 S 1st Ave.
Polling locations for Marshall County
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Precinct Name |
Polling Place |
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BANGOR/LISCOMB/TAYLOR |
Liscomb Community Bldg. 114 Main St Liscomb IA 50148 |
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EDEN/LOGAN/WASHINGTON |
Melbourne Recreational Center 613 Main St Melbourne IA 50162 |
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GREEN CASTLE/LEGRAND |
Legrand Community Bldg. 206 N Vine St Legrand IA 50142 |
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JEFFERSON/TIMBER CREEK |
IVCCD Administration Building 3702 S Center St Marshalltown IA 50158 |
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LIBERTY/MARIETTA/MINERVA |
Orphan Grain Train (FKA Clemons School) 302 Bevins St Clemons IA 50051 |
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MARION/VIENNA |
Green Mountain Community Park Bldg. 111 Woolston St Green Mountain IA 50632 |
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MARSHALLTOWN CITY 1-1 MARSHALLTOWN CITY 1-2 |
Marshalltown Public Library 105 W Boone St Marshalltown IA 50158 |
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MARSHALLTOWN CITY 2-1 MARSHALLTOWN CITY 2-2
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Iowa Veterans Home-Malloy Hall LRC 1301 Summit Street Marshalltown IA 50158 |
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MARSHALLTOWN CITY 3-1 MARSHALLTOWN CITY 3-2 |
Our Savior Lutheran Church 3001 S 6th Street Marshalltown, IA 50158 |
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MARSHALLTOWN CITY 4-1 MARSHALLTOWN CITY 4-2 |
Redeemer Lutheran Church 1600 S Center St Marshalltown IA 50158 |
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STATE CENTER |
State Center City Hall 118 E Main St State Center IA 50247 |
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN POLLING PLACE FOR THE FOLLOWING PRECINCT:
Marshalltown City Ward 3 – Our Savior Lutheran Church, 3001 S 6th Street, Marshalltown has been established as the new polling location for all residents in the City of Marshalltown Ward 3. This replaces Marshalltown Arts & Civic Center
VOTER ACCESSIBLITY
Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle. For further information, please contact the Marshall County Auditor’s office at (641)754-6302 or by e-mail at election@marshallcountyia.gov For TTY access, dial 711 + 641-754-6302
All voting sites are fully accessible to persons with physical disabilities. Each polling place has a voter assist ballot marking device which allows persons with disabilities to vote independently. Voters may also choose another person to assist them to vote, except their employer, employer’s agent, or an officer or agent of the voter’s union.
Special paper ballots will be used. A list of all Offices, Candidates and Public Measures are published as a part of this notice. Voters will see Federal, State, County and School Offices.
United States President and Vice President-Elect 1 Team
Donald J. Trump/JD Vance-Republican Party
Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz-Democratic Party
Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat-Libertarian Party
Claudia De la Cruz/Karina Garcia-Party for Socialism and Liberation
William P. Stodden/Stephanie H. Cholensky-Socialist Party USA
Robert F. Kennedy Jr/Nicole Shanahan-We the People
Shiva Ayyadurai/Crystal Ellis
United States Representative District 4-Elect 1
Randy Feenstra-Republican Party
Ryan Melton-Democratic Party
State Senator District 26-Elect 1
Kara Warme-Republican Party
Mike Wolfe-Democratic Party
State Representative District 51-Elect 1
Brett Barker-Republican Party
Ryan Condon-Democratic Party
State Representative District 52-Elect 1
David Blom-Republican Party
Sue Cahill-Democratic Party
Marshall County Board of Supervisors-Elect 1
Kevin C. Goodman-Republican Party
Johnathon E. Remster-Libertarian Party
Marshall County Auditor/Recorder-Elect 1
Nan Benson-Republican Party
Joel Oliva-Independent
Marshall County Sheriff-Elect 1
Joel R. Phillips-Republican Party
Bangor Township Trustee-Elect 1
Tim Lehman
Eden Township Trustee-Elect 1
Tom Hilleman
Green Castle Township Trustee-Elect 1
Matt Nelson
Jefferson Township Trustee-Elect 1
Jason Jones
Legrand Township Trustee-Elect 1
Carl Rasmussen
Liberty Township Trustee-Elect 1
Joe Detrick
Liscomb Township Trustee-Elect 1
Eric Engle
Logan Township Trustee-Elect 1
Michael Fitz
Marietta Township Trustee-Elect 1
Brad Nichols
Marion Township Trustee-Elect 1
Thomas Fleming
Minerva Township Trustee-Elect 1
Richard Jones
Minerva Township Clerk to Fill a Vacancy-Elect 1
Elizabeth Smith
State Center Township Trustee-Elect 1
Richard Taft
Taylor Township Trustee-Elect 1
Wade Dooley
Timber Creek Township Trustee-Elect 1
Donald McKibben
Vienna Township Trustee-Elect 1
Thomas Degner
Washington Township Trustee-Elect 1
Jon Brockman
Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners-Elect 3
Ethan Crow
Wade Dooley
Eric K. Goslinga
County Agricultural Extension Council-Elect 4
Colton Paul
Emma Michels
Eric Bidwell
Jasmin Banderas
County Agricultural Extension Council to Fill a Vacancy-Elect 1
Linda J. Von Holten
JUDICIAL BALLOT
Shall the following judges of the Supreme Court be retained in office?
David May
Shall the following judges of the Court of Appeals be retained in office?
Mary Ellen Tabor
Tyler J. Buller
Mary Elizabeth Chicchelly
Samuel Langholz
Shall the following judges of the District Court 2B be retained in office?
Adria Kester
Kurt John Stoebe
Derek Johnson
Shall the following associate judge of District Court 2B be retained in office?
Hans Becker
Ashley Beisch
Paul G. Crawford
Joseph B. McCarville
Hunter Thorpe
Kathryn E. Austin
PUBLIC MEASURES
Constitutional Amendment 1
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.
Full Text: Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of the State of Iowa, as amended by the amendment of 1970, is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: Section 1. Electors. Only a citizen of the United States of the age of eighteen years, who shall have been a resident of this state for such period of time as shall be provided by law and of the county in which the citizen claims the citizen’s vote for such period of time as shall be provided by law, shall be entitled to vote at all elections which are authorized by law. However, for purposes of a primary election, a United States citizen must be at least eighteen years of age as of the next general election following the primary election. The required periods of residence shall not exceed six months in this state and sixty days in the county.
Constitutional Amendment 2
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 the 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.
Full Text: Section 17 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is repealed, and the following adopted in lieu thereof: Sec. 17. Lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor-elect to become or act as governor or governor-elect. If there is a temporary disability of the governor, the lieutenant governor shall act as governor until the disability is removed, or the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office. In case of the death, resignation, or removal from office of the governor, the lieutenant governor shall become governor for the remainder of the term, which shall create a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor. This section shall also apply, as appropriate, to the governor-elect and the lieutenant governor-elect.
Public Measure OT-Marshall County LOSST
Summary: To authorize imposition of a new local sales and services tax in the unincorporated area of the County of Marshall, that will continue without repeal of the existing local sales and services tax at the rate of one percent (1%) to be effective on July 1, 2025, until repealed.
Full Text: A new local sales and services tax shall be imposed in the unincorporated area of the County of Marshall that will continue without repeal of the existing local sales and services tax at the rate of one percent (1%) to be effective on July 1, 2025, until repealed.
Revenues from the sales and services tax are to be allocated as follows:
Fifty (50%) for property tax relief.
Fifty (50%) for bridge and roadway culvert repair, inspection, upkeep and replacement.
Public Measure OU-Marshalltown CSD Bond Referendum
Full Text: Shall the Board of Directors of the Marshalltown Community School District in the County of Marshall, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $57,000,000 to provide funds
to build, furnish, and equip additions to the Miller Middle School building; to remodel, repair, equip, and improve existing portions of the Miller Middle School building and related site improvements; to acquire and install audiovisual enhancement systems to Miller Middle School and District elementary school buildings; and to remodel, repair, equip, and improve existing portions of Franklin Field?
Public Measure OV-GMG CSD Bond Referendum
Full Text: Shall the Board of Directors of the GMG Community School District in the Counties of Tama and Marshall, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed
$12,300,000 to provide funds to build, furnish, and equip a classroom addition to
the middle school / high school, with related remodeling and improvements and related site improvements, including parking; to remodel, repair. and improve its existing middle school / high school, including life safety systems and ADA improvements?
Public Measure OW-East Marshall CSD Bond Referendum
Full Text: Shall the Board of Directors of the East Marshall Community School District in the Counties of Jasper, Marshall, Poweshiek, and Tama, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $13,500,000 to provide funds to construct, furnish, and equip an addition to the elementary building, including a gymnasium, classrooms, and restrooms; to construct, furnish, and equip an addition to the high school building, including classrooms and restrooms; and to improve the HVAC system at the elementary and high school buildings, including air conditioning?
Public Measure OX-West Marshall CSD Bond Referendum
Full Text: Shall the Board of Directors of the West Marshall Community School District in the Counties of Marshall and Story, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $14,000,000 to provide funds to be used together with proceeds of School Infrastructure Sales, Services, and Use Tax Revenue Bonds to provide funds to build, furnish, and equip a K-5 addition to the elementary school, with related site improvements, including demolition of the existing three-story 4-5 grade building; and site improvements, including a parent drop off and parking area; and to build, furnish and equip an addition connecting the middle school to the high school, including Career Technical Education classrooms, with related remodeling and improvements and related site improvements?
Public Measure OY-State Center City Bond Referendum
Full Text: Shall the City of State Center, in Marshall County, State of Iowa, enter into a loan agreement and issue general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $1,500,000 for the purpose of paying the cost, to that extent, of constructing, furnishing and equipping an addition to municipal fire station facilities?
Public Measure TV-Gladbrook-Reinbeck CSD Bond Referendum
Full Text: Shall the Board of Directors of the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District in the Counties of Tama, Black Hawk, Grundy, and Marshall, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $16,500,000 to provide funds to build, furnish, and equip a classroom addition to its secondary school, with related remodeling and improvements, and site improvements?
ABSENTEE VOTING
Voters may cast an absentee ballot at the Election Center during office hours beginning October 16, 2024 until Monday, November 4, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.
Monday, October 21, 2024 @ 5:00 PM is the deadline an absentee ballot can be requested to be mailed to a voter. Absentee ballots cannot be mailed to persons who have not registered to vote. Unregistered voters may submit a completed voter registration form with their absentee ballot application if the completed forms will be received in the Auditor/Recorder’s Office by Monday, October 21, 2024 @ 5:00 PM. Persons registering to vote after Monday, October 21, 2024 @ 5:00 PM shall not be mailed an absentee ballot but may vote in person at the Marshall County Election Center until 4:30 PM on Monday, November 4, 2024 (or at their polling place on election day) upon providing proof of identity and residency. Voters may check the status of their absentee ballot by contacting the Marshall County Auditor/Recorder’s Office, or at http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/absenteeballotstatus/search.aspx.
WHERE TO GET FORMS
Voter registration forms, absentee ballot application forms, and information regarding documents acceptable to prove identification and residency, are available from the Marshall County Election Center 107 S 1st Ave, or the Marshall County website https://elections.marshallcountyia.gov . The forms must be signed and dated. Mail or hand deliver requests forms to the Marshall County Auditor/Recorder’s Office at 1 East Main Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158.
HOW TO RETURN YOUR BALLOT
Mail your ballot so that is received before 8 PM CT on Election Day – November 5
-or-
Hand-deliver your ballot to the Marshall County Election Center during business hours or any time up until 8 PM CST on Election Day – November 5
-or-
Drop your ballot into the drop box located at the Marshall County Election Center, 107 S 1st Ave anytime up to Election Day by 8 PM.-November 5
Marshall County Auditor/Recorder’s Office
Extended Office Hours for Election Purposes
Monday, October 21- 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM at the Marshall County Election Center, 107 S 1st Ave.
Friday, November 1- 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM at the Marshall County Election Center, 107 S 1st Ave.
Saturday, November 2-9:00 AM- 5:00 PM at the Marshall County Election Center, 107 S 1st Ave.
Election Day, November 5- 7:00 AM- 8:00 PM at the Marshall County Election Center, 107 S 1st Ave.
ELECTION RESULTS
Marshall County will be reporting their results to a single website hosted by the Iowa Secretary of State so that voters may see the combined results for all races. The link to that site will be posted on the home page of the Marshall County website: https://elections.marshallcountyia.gov. Results are not final until after the canvass is conducted. The first canvass will be held on November 13, 2024, at 2:00 PM. The 2nd Tier Canvass for the School Districts with Bond Referendums will be held on November 18, 2024, at 9:00 AM.
