SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS IN THE STATE OF IOWA HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN HELD IN SEPTEMBER, BUT A CHANGE IN STATE LAW HAS ENDED THAT PRACTICE.
WOODBURY COUNTY AUDITOR PAT GILL SAYS THE NEW LAW MANDATES THAT SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS TAKE PLACE DURING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER:
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GILL SAYS THAT MEANS CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES HAVE ALSO CHANGED:
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YOU WILL ALSO HAVE TO VOTE AT YOUR OWN PRECINCT:
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THIS YEAR THERE ARE FOUR SCHOOL BOARD SEATS UP FOR ELECTION AS WELL AS THE SIOUX CITY MAYOR’S POST AND ONE OTHER CITY COUNCIL SEAT.