BOONE, Iowa—The Boone School Board will have a ballot question for voters in the March 3rd Special Election. For Boone, the ballot is simply the updated Revenue Purpose Statement needed to continue to use the State of Iowa Secure and Advanced Vision Education Fund or SAVE. SAVE is the state’s one-cent sales tax distributed to schools for specific purposes. The Revenue Purpose Statement is a requirement to receive those funds.
The Official Announcement was released by the Boone County Auditor’s Office this week.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the qualified electors of Boone Community School District, in the County of Boone, the State of Iowa, that a special election of said School District has been called for Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at which the voters will vote on the following public measure:
Precinct Count will be used for all precincts in the county. Public testing of the precinct count equipment will begin at 9:00 a.m. on February 20th at the Boone County Courthouse and will continue until finished.
The polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 8:00 p.m. on said day.
The polling places will be as follows:
Boone 1, Boone 2, Boone 3, Meeting Rooms, Boone Community
Boone 4/Des Moines Township, Boone 5 Bldg, Boone Fairgrounds
RP 2 Luther City Hall, Luther Iowa
RP 4, RP 6 Community Bldg, Boone Fairgrounds
Please note the change in the polling location from the usual location for voters in precincts BN2, BN3, BN4/DSM TWP, BN5, and Rural Precinct 4.
All voters will be required to present an approved form of identification before receiving and casting a ballot. Voters who are not pre-registered – such as voters registering to vote on Election Day – and voters who have changed precincts will also be required to provide proof of residence. A voter who cannot provide proof of identification may have their identity attested to by another voter registered in the precinct who has an approved form of identification. For additional information about voter identification, visit https://sos.iowa.gov/voterid or phone (515) 433-0502.
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 433-0502.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of Boone County, State of Iowa, this 10th Day of February, 2020.
Philippe E. Meier Boone County Auditor
Boone County Commissioner of Elections
