2023 City/School Elections November 7, 2023

PUBLIC TEST OF VOTER EQUIPMENT

The public test of O’Brien County’s voter equipment to be used in the November 7, 2023 Combined City/School Election will commence at 9:00 a.m. on November 3, 2023 in the O’Brien County Courthouse and will continue until completed. The public is invited to attend. For further information, please contact the county auditor’s office at 712-957-3225 or brohwer@obriencounty.iowa.gov

NOTICE OF ELECTION

All the qualified Electors of O’Brien County, Iowa are hereby notified that a Combined City/School Election will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

ALL POLLS IN O’BRIEN COUNTY OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M.

ALL LOCATIONS ARE YOUR GENERAL ELECTION POLLING LOCATIONS

Polling places:

Precinct Includes Polling Place

Precinct 1 City of Archer, Carroll Township & Sheldon Pavilion, Sheldon

Floyd Township

Precinct 2 City of Sanborn & Franklin Township Community Bldg. Sanborn

Precinct 3 City of Hartley, Hartley Township, Community Center, Hartley

Lincoln Township & Omega Township

Precinct 4 Sheldon 1^st Ward Sheldon Pavilion, Sheldon

Precinct 5 Sheldon 2^nd Ward Sheldon Pavilion, Sheldon

Precinct 6 Sheldon 3^rd Ward in O’Brien County Sheldon Pavilion, Sheldon

Precinct 7 City of Primghar, Summit, Center, Courthouse Assembly

Dale & Highland Townships Room, Primghar

Precinct 8 City of Paullina, Union, Baker & City Hall, Paullina

Caledonia Townships

Precinct 9 Cities of Calumet & Sutherland, RL Johannsen Center,

Waterman, Grant & Liberty Townships Sutherland

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 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, November 13, 2023. 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/voter id or phone 712-957-3225.

Voter pre-registration deadline is 5:00 P.M. October 23, 2023 at the O’Brien County Auditor’s office.

Absentee ballots are available in the County Auditor’s office during regular business hours.

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 County Auditor’s office at the telephone number or e-mail address listed below.

Telephone: 712-957-3225 E-mail address: brohwer@obriencounty.iowa.gov

The following offices, public measures and candidates will appear on the ballots in the specific jurisdictions:

Archer Mayor (vote for no more than one)

Nathan Mueller

Archer Council (vote for no more than two)

Steven Meyer, Aimee Mueller

Calumet Council (vote for no more than three)

Heath Negus, Kim Mesenbrink, Josie Greathouse

Hartley Mayor (vote for no more than one)

Rodney Ahrenstorff

Hartley Council (vote for no more than two)

Gregory T. Cotter, Matt Dolphin, Kenneth Wendall Embrey

Paullina Mayor (vote for no more than one)

Marlin Sjaarda, John Ihle, Steve Heeren

Paullina Council (vote for no more than three)

Dennis Werkmeister, Kimberly Myers, Jay A. Bootsma, Nichole Fintel Jacobs, Jean A. Unrau, Glenda K. Heithus

Primghar Mayor (vote for no more than one)

Kurtis Edwards

Primghar Council (vote for no more than two)

Kevin Buck Smith, Ryan J. Jenness, Tracy Lenz

Sanborn Mayor (vote for no more than one)

Randy Lyman

Sanborn Council (vote for no more than three)

Aaron Wiekamp, Kevin Groendyke, Seth Irmiter, Daniel Verrips, Brian Visser

Sheldon Council at Large (vote for no more than one)

Shantel Oostra

Sheldon Council 1^st Ward (vote for no more than one)

Pete Hamill

Sheldon Council 3rd Ward (vote for no more than one)

Brad Hindt

Sutherland Council (vote for no more than three)

Bruce Engelke, Patrick J. Nelson, Nancy Kuehl

Clay Central-Everly School District School Board Director District at Large (vote for no more than one)

Amber Campbell

Clay Central-Everly School District School Board Director District 1 (vote for no more than one)

Allyn Heikens

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn School District School Board Director District 1 (vote for no more than one)

No candidate filed

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn School District School Board Director District 4 (vote for no more than one)

Kyle McCarter

MOC-Floyd Valley School District School Board Director District 1 (vote for no more than one)

John Fernstrum

MOC-Floyd Valley School District School Board Director District 2 (vote for no more than one)

Amy Kleinhesselink

MOC-Floyd Valley School District School Board Director District 4 (vote for no more than one)

Shane Jager

Sheldon School District Director District at Large (vote for no more than three)

Jacob Bos, Schuyler Vreeman, Heather Craig, Amy Sietstra, Jessica Brink, Adam Sauer

Sioux Central School District School Board Director District 1 (vote for no more than one)

Michelle Patten

Sioux Central School District School Board Director District 4 (vote for no more than one)

Amanda Waldstein, Kale D Glover

Sioux Central School District School Board Director District 5 (vote for no more than one)

No candidate

South O’Brien School District School Board Director District 2 (vote for no more than one)

Joshua Rausch

South O’Brien School District School Board Director District 4 (vote for no more than one)

Beth A. Sibenaller-Woodall

South O’Brien School District School Board Director District 5 (vote for no more than one)

No candidate

South O’Brien School District School Board Director District at Large (vote for no more than one)

John Beck

Northwest Iowa Community College Director District V (Vote for no more than one)

Adam Besaw

Northwest Iowa Community College Director District VI (Vote for no more than one)

Leroy A Van Kekerix

Sheldon Community School – Question QJ

SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED?

Shall the Board of Directors of the Sheldon Community School District in the Counties of O’Brien, Osceola, Sioux and Lyon, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $19,160,000 to provide funds to be used together with sales tax bond proceeds to provide funds to remodel, repair, and improve the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems at the high school, with related remodeling and improvements; to build, furnish, and equip additions to the high school, with related remodeling and improvements; to remodel, repair, and improve the east and north side entries; and to make related site improvements?

Sioux Central Community School – Question CI

SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED?

Shall the Board of Directors of the Sioux Central Community School District, in the Counties of Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay and O’Brien, State of Iowa, for the purpose of purchasing and improving grounds; constructing schoolhouses or buildings and opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings; purchasing of buildings; purchase, lease or lease-purchase of technology and equipment; paying debts contracted for the erection or construction of schoolhouses or buildings, not including interest on bonds; procuring or acquisition of libraries; repairing, remodeling, reconstructing, improving, or expanding the schoolhouses or buildings and additions to existing schoolhouses; expenditures for energy conservation; renting facilities under Iowa Code Chapter 28E; purchasing transportation equipment for transporting students; lease purchase option agreements for school buildings or equipment; purchasing equipment authorized by law; or for any purpose or purposes now or hereafter authorized by law, be authorized for a period of ten (10) years, to levy annually, a voter-approved physical plant and equipment property tax not to exceed One Dollar Thirty-Four Cents ($1.34) per One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) of the assessed valuation of the taxable property within the school district commencing with the levy for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, or each year thereafter?

South O’Brien Community School – Question QK

SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED?

Summary: To adopt a Revenue Purpose Statement specifying the use of revenues the South O’Brien Community School District will receive from the State of Iowa Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund.

In the South O’Brien Community School District, the following Revenue Purpose Statement which specifies the use of revenues the South O’Brien Community School District will receive from the State of Iowa Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund shall be adopted.

To provide funds to acquire or install information technology infrastructure (including improving buildings or sites for the purpose of accessing broadband digital telecommunications) and school safety and security infrastructure.

To provide funds to build and furnish a new school building or buildings; to build and furnish addition(s) to school buildings in the District; to remodel, reconstruct, repair, expand, and improve the school buildings in the District; to purchase and improve grounds; for demolition work; to furnish and equip district facilities.

To provide funds for the purchase, lease or lease-purchase of buildings, equipment (including transportation and recreation equipment), or technology and to repair transportation equipment for transporting students as authorized by law, to implement energy conservation measures, sharing or rental of facilities including a joint infrastructure project for the purposes of offering classes under district-to-community college programs as authorized in Iowa Code Section 423F.3(3)(c), procuring or acquisition of libraries, or opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings.

To provide funds to purchase land as part of start-up costs for new student construction program or if the sale of the previous student construction was insufficient to purchase land, and to purchase construction materials and supplies for a student-constructed building or shed intended to be retained by and used by the District.

To provide funds to make payments to a municipality or other entity as required under Iowa Code Section 403.19(2).

To provide funds for demolition, cleanup, and other costs if such costs are necessitated by, and incurred within two years of, a disaster.

To provide funds to establish and maintain public recreation places and playgrounds; provide for supervision and instruction for recreational activities; or for community education purposes.

To provide funds for the payment of principal and interest or retirement of general obligation bonds issued for school infrastructure purposes, energy improvement loans, loan agreements authorized by Iowa Code Section 297.36, sales, service and use tax revenue bonds issued under Iowa Code Section 423E.5 or Iowa Code Section 423F.4.

To provide funds for property tax relief; and

To provide funds for other authorized expenditures and purposes as now or hereafter permitted by law and designated by the South O’Brien Community School District.

It being understood that if this proposition should fail to be approved by the voters, such failure shall not be construed to terminate or restrict authority previously granted by the voters to expend receipts from the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund.

If approved, this Revenue Purpose Statement shall remain in effect until replaced or amended by the South O’Brien Community School District.

If a majority of eligible electors voting on the question fail to approve this Revenue Purpose Statement, then upon expiration of the current Revenue Purpose Statement, revenues received by the School District from the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education fund shall be expended in the following order:

The payment of bonds for which SAVE Revenue has been pledged;

Reduction of bond levies under Iowa Code Sections 298.18 and 298.18A and all other debt levies;

Reduction of the regular and voter-approved physical plant and equipment levy under Iowa Code Section 298.2;

Reduction of the public educational and recreational levy under Iowa Code Section 300.2;

For any authorized infrastructure purpose of the school district as defined in Iowa Code Section 423F.3(6); and

For the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued under Iowa Code Sections 423E.5 and 423F.4

~End of Notice~

Sample Ballots

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Click here for the City of Calumet & South O’Brien School Ballot

Click Here for Clay Central Everly School Ballot

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