Job Opening: Part-time Temporary Elections Clerk

DEPARTMENT:  Auditor

DESCRIPTION:  Part-time temporary elections clerk openings for the Johnson County Auditor's office.  Duties include routine data entry, assisting with early voting, training precinct election officials, scanning and recording election documents, and other duties as assigned. 

QUALIFICATIONS:  Must possess strong communication, organizational, and computer skills.

HOURS:  20-40 hours per week

SALARY:  $10.75/hour (16.13/overtime)

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Open

HOW TO APPLY:  http://agency.governmentjobs.com/johnsoncountyia/default.cfm and click on the job link.

"Friday Night Lights" Voting at Football Games This Fall

The Johnson County Auditor’s Office will host “Friday Night Lights” satellite voting sites at six high school football games this fall. The Rural Health and Safety Clinic “Votemobile” will visit each high school in the county for one home football game.

The Friday Night Lights sites are only part of a busy early voting schedule for the November 4 election. The Votemobile will also visit three Hy-Vee stores, and satellite sites will be held at other regular locations including University Hospitals, the University of Iowa campus, and area libraries. A full schedule will be announced soon. Early voting for the November 4 election begins September 25.

Hours for the Friday Night Lights sites will vary depending on kickoff times. Game admission is not required to vote, and any voter from anywhere in the county can vote at any site (except Solon). Friday Night Lights dates are:

August 29
At Solon vs. Regina, 4-9 PM
(Voting at this site is for the September 9 Solon School Bond election, not the November 4 general election, so only Solon school district voters are able to vote.)

September 26
At Clear Creek Amana vs. Keokuk

October 3
At Iowa City Regina vs. Columbus

October 10
At Lone Tree vs. Pekin

October 17
At West High vs. Davenport North

October 24
At City High vs. Muscatine

Filing for November 4 Election begins Monday, August 4

Candidates for non-partisan county and township offices on the November 4 general election ballot may file nomination papers at the Auditor’s Office beginning Monday, August 4. The deadline is Wednesday, August 27.

County-wide non-partisan offices are:

• Ag Extension Council: Five to be elected to four year terms; one to be elected in a separate contest to a two year term to fill a vacancy. 
• Soil and Water Conservation Commission - two to be elected to four year terms.

County-wide non-partisan offices require 25 signatures.

Township offices on the November 4 ballot are:

• One clerk - all townships, four year terms
• One trustee - all townships, four year terms.
• Second trustee for two year term to fill vacancy - Fremont, Lincoln, Monroe, Union, and Washington townships. This will be a separate contest from the four year term.

Township offices do not require any petition signatures. Candidates for all county and township offices need to complete an affidavit of candidacy. Free notary service is available at our office.

Candidates for Ag Extension Council and for trustee in Fremont, Lincoln, Monroe, Union, and Washington townships need to indicate if they are seeking the full term or the two year term.

Filing will also be available at our office for the county-wide partisan offices on the November ballot: county attorney, recorder, treasurer and two supervisors. Candidates not representing the two full-status parties (Democrats and Republicans) require 250 signatures. The Republican Party may also nominate additional county candidates by convention through August 27. Democratic Party nominations for all offices were filled in the June 3 primary.

The filing deadline for special city elections in North Liberty, Oxford, and Solon is one day earlier, on Tuesday, August 26. Candidates need to file with city clerks, not at our office. North Liberty requires 25 signatures; Oxford and Solon candidates need 10.

The deadline for federal and state candidates to file with the Secretary of State is August 15.

Nomination papers for all offices are available on the Secretary of State's web site.

Early Voting For Solon School Bond Begins July 31

Early voting for the September 9, 2014 Solon Community School District special election will begin Thursday, July 31 at 7:45 a.m. at the Johnson County Auditor’s Office.

Early voting will be available weekdays from 7:45 to 5:30 at the Auditor’s Office, 913 S. Dubuque St. in Iowa City. The office will be closed Monday, September 1 for Labor Day.

There will also be a satellite voting site on Friday, August 29. The Votemobile will be at the Solon vs. Regina football game at Spartan Stadium, Solon High School, from 4 to 9 p.m. Football admission is not required to vote. Thanks to the Johnson County Rural Health and Safety Clinic for use of the Votemobile.

Early voting by mail is also available. Request forms are available on our website jcauditor.com, or contact our office at 319-356-6004 for more information.

Solon Community School District voters will vote on two public measures: a bond issue and a physical plant and equipment levy.

Public Measure B: Bond issue. 60% supermajority required.

Shall the Board of Directors of the Solon Community School District in the Counties of Johnson and Linn, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $25,500,000 to provide funds to construct, build, furnish and equip a new middle school building and improve the site; and to construct, build, furnish and equip additions to the existing high school, including a performing arts center and to remodel, repair, improve, furnish and equip a portion of the existing high school building, and to improve the sites?

Public Measure C: Physical Plant and Equipment Levy. 50% required.

Shall the Board of Directors of the Solon Community School District, in the Counties of Johnson and Linn, 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 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, 2017, or each year thereafter?

Final Mock Election Results

Through the close of the Johnson County Fair at 8 pm Thursday, 1118 people voted in the Johnson County Auditor’s Mock Election with the following results:

US Senator

Bruce Braley (Democrat) 593 (55%)

Joni Ernst (Republican) 400 (37%)

Doug Butzier (Libertarian) 78 (7%)

Governor

Jack Hatch (Democrat) 528 (49%)

Terry Branstad (Republican) 475 (44%)

Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 77 (7%)

Public Measure: Name for carbonated beverage

Soda 340 (32%)

Coke 74 (7%)

Pop 617 (57%)

Tonic 47 (4%)

The mock election, a fair feature since 1999, lets voters and future voters see and try our real voting equipment. Our poll workers also registered voters.

The turnout of 1118 was the second highest ever, behind the record turnout of 1550 set last year.

Mock Election: One Vote Margin for Governor!

Through 8 pm Wednesday, 944 people had voted in the Johnson County Auditor’s Mock Election with the following results:

US Senator

Bruce Braley (Democrat) 480

Joni Ernst (Republican) 352

Doug Butzier (Libertarian) 67

Governor

Jack Hatch (Democrat) 418

Terry Branstad (Republican) 419

Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 70

Public Measure: Name for carbonated beverage

Soda 293

Coke 63

Pop 513

Tonic 39

The mock election, a fair feature since 1999, lets voters and future voters see and try our real voting equipment. Our poll workers will also be registering voters.

Mock election hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Thursday, July 24 at the Johnson County exhibit in Building B at the Johnson County Fairgrounds.

Mock Election Numbers: Wednesday

Travis at the fair with Assistant Planning and Zoning Director R.J. Moore and Finance Director Dana Aschenbrenner

UPDATED: As of 3:30 pm Wednesday, 760 people had voted in the Johnson County Auditor’s Mock Election with the following results:

US Senator

Bruce Braley (Democrat) 378
Joni Ernst (Republican) 291
Doug Butzier (Libertarian) 52

Governor

Jack Hatch (Democrat) 331
Terry Branstad (Republican) 345
Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 54

Public Measure: Name for carbonated beverage

Soda 240
Coke 53
Pop 409
Tonic 30

The mock election, a fair feature since 1999, lets voters and future voters see and try our real voting equipment. Our poll workers will also be registering voters.

Mock election hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Thursday, July 24 at the Johnson County exhibit in Building B at the Johnson County Fairgrounds.