BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, Phil Meier, has provided the City of Boone with the schedule for the upcoming Special Election in the city’s 4th Ward.
April 12 Candidate Filing deadline – paperwork must be filed with city clerk by 5:00 p.m.
April 15 Deadline to file written objections – paperwork must be filed with auditor by noon
Deadline for candidate to withdraw – paperwork must be filed with auditor by 5:00 p.m.
April 22 Worry-Free Postmark Date for voter pre-registration by mail
April 26 Voter Pre-Registration deadline (open until 5:00 p.m.)
Last day to request an absentee ballot to be mailed
May 6 Last day to request/vote an absentee ballot in person
(open until 5:00 p.m.) (postmark deadline for absentees)
May 7 ELECTION DAY (7:00 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
May 13 Deadline for absentee ballots to be received by mail
May 14 Canvass of Votes
May 17 Deadline for written request for recount (open until 5:00 pm)
A Special Election was required when a petition was submitted seeking the election rather than having the City Council fill the vacated seat by appointment. 4th Ward Council Member Kevin Hicks resigned the beginning of March for personal reasons. At the time it was announced that the Council intended to fill the position by appointment. The petition for the Special Election was submitted in the appropriate time frame and had the appropriate number of signatures and was considered valid. 4th Ward residents will be voting in their usual polling location, the Ericson Public Library.
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