Jasper County
February 14, 2022
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION
Colfax-Mingo COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
March 1, 2022
Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the Colfax-Mingo Community School District in Jasper County, State of Iowa, that a Special Election of said School District will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
All polls will be open from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. Voters MUST vote in their precinct of residence. In accordance with IAC 721-21.50(10) and Chapter 49.3 of the Iowa Code, any voter who is physically unable to enter their polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle. Any voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write may be given assistance by a person of the voter’s choice, other than the voter’s employer or agent of that employer or officer or agent of the voter’s union. Please read this notice carefully to determine your correct voting location. Voting locations have changed for some voters. If you are unsure of your precinct of residence or voting location for this election, please contact the Jasper County Auditor’s office at 641-792-7016 or by email at auditor@jaspercounty.iowa.gov.
Voters in the CM School District will be voting on Public Measure A, physical plant and equipment tax.
The precinct polling places and addresses for this election are as follows:
JASPER CO. FAIR GROUNDS 359 Walnut St., Colfax, IA 50054 for residents of Colfax Wards 1, 2, and 3 in the City of Colfax, City of Mitchellville, Mound Prairie Township and Washington Township.
MINGO COMMUNITY BUILDING for residents of the City of Mingo, City of Valeria, Poweshiek Township, Sherman Township, Clear Creek Township, and Independence Township.
The Voter Pre-Registration Deadline for this Election is February 14, 2022 in the Auditor’s Office or by mail if postmarked on or before February 14, 2022. The deadline for registered voters to request an Absentee Ballot by mail is February 14, 2022. If an eligible elector is unable to register to vote on or before the registration deadline, Iowa Law permits Election Day Registration at their polling location with current proof of Identity AND Residence within the precinct.
All voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place 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 more information about voter ID, visit http://sos.iowa.gov/voterid or call the Jasper Co. Auditor at 641-792-7016 Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Any voter unable to prove identity and residence at the polling place has the option to cast a provisional ballot AND provide proof of identity and residence to the County Auditor before Noon on March 7, 2022.
A person who is eligible to register to vote, may register on election day and vote by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in which the individual resides. The voter must complete a voter registration application, sign a written oath, and provide acceptable proof of identity and acceptable proof of residence. Acceptable documents which can be used as proof of identity and proof of residence are very specific and substitutes will not be accepted. To see all forms of approved ID visit http://sos.iowa.gov/voterid.
ELECTION FRAUD. A voter commits the crime of Election Misconduct in the First Degree if the person submits false information when registering to vote. Election misconduct in the first degree is a class “D” felony, and punishable by a fine of up to $7,500 and/or imprisonment of up to five (5) years. Convicted felons who register and vote without receiving a restoration of voting rights from the Governor are committing a class “D” felony.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, in accordance with Chapter 52.35 of the Iowa Code that the duly authorized agents of the Jasper County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections shall publicly examine and test all voting machines to be used for the March 1, 2022 CM Special School Election. Public testing will begin on Wednesday, February 23 at 1:00 p.m. at the Election Equipment Building located at 113 W. 2nd St. S., Newton.
Election results will be posted on the Jasper County Elections website on Election Night after the polls close.
Please view the website at: https://jaspercountyelections.iowa.gov.
Following is the text of the public measure question that will be on the election ballot for the voters of Jasper County.
Public Measure A
Shall the Board of Directors of the Colfax-Mingo Community School District, in the County of Jasper, 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 and impose a voter approved physical plant and equipment tax of not exceeding One Dollar Thirty-Four Cents ($ I .34) per One Thousand Dollars ($ I ,000) of assessed valuation of the taxable property within the school district, and be authorized annually, in combination, as determined by the board, to levy a physical plant and equipment property tax upon all the taxable property within the school district commencing with the levy of property taxes for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and to impose a physical plant and equipment income surtax upon the state individual income tax of each individual income taxpayer resident in the school district on December 31 for each calendar year commencing with calendar year 2023, or each year thereafter?
Dennis K. Parrott, Jasper County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections
