October 24, 2024
NOTICE OF ELECTION
2024 GENERAL ELECTION AND SAMPLE BALLOT
Public Notice is hereby given to the eligible electors of Bremer County, State of Iowa, pursuant to Chapter 49.53 of the Code of Iowa, that the 2024 GENERAL ELECTION will be held in the designated election precincts of Bremer County on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Set forth is a sample copy of a ballot. I hereby certify that the following are the office races, candidates, Constitutional Amendments and Public Measures for the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
ALL ballots include:
US President/Vice President, US Representative District 2, County Auditor, County Sheriff, County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner, County Agricultural Extension Council, IA Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judges, District 2A Court Judges, District 2A Associate Judge, and IA Constitutional Amendments as follows:
Iowa Constitutional Amendment 1
Shall the following amendment to the Constitution be adopted?
Full Text: Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of the State of Iowa, as amended by the
amendment of 1970, is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
Section 1. Electors. Only a citizen of the United States of the age of eighteen years, who shall have
been a resident of this state for such period of time as shall be provided by law and of the county in
which the citizen claims the citizen’s vote for such period of time as shall be provided by law, shall
be entitled to vote at all elections which are authorized by law. However, for purposes of a primary
election, a United States citizen must be at least eighteen years of age as of the next general
election following the primary election. The required periods of residence shall not exceed six months in this state and sixty days in the county.
Iowa Constitutional Amendment 2
Shall the following amendment to the Constitution be adopted?
Full Text: Section 17 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is repealed and the
following adopted in lieu thereof:
Sec. 17. Lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor-elect to become or act as governor or
governor-elect. If there is a temporary disability of the governor, the lieutenant governor shall act
as governor until the disability is removed, or the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office.
In case of the death, resignation, or removal from office of the governor, the lieutenant governor
shall become governor for the remainder of the term, which shall create a vacancy in the office of
lieutenant governor. This section shall also apply, as appropriate, to the governor-elect and the
lieutenant governor-elect.
Office and candidate names that appear on other ballots are as follows:
Candidates for State Representative District 57 will appear on the ballots in: City of Plainfield, Polk Twp, Lafayette Twp, Washington Twp, City of Janesville, Jackson Twp, Jefferson Twp, City of Denver, Waverly Ward I, Waverly Ward II, Waverly Ward III, Waverly Ward IV, and Waverly Ward V:
Shawn Ellerbroek (Dem) Pat Grassley (Rep)
Candidates for State Representative District 58 will appear on the ballots in: City of Frederika, Frederika Twp, Leroy Twp, Douglas Twp, City of Sumner, Sumner No. 2 Twp, Dayton Twp, City of Tripoli, Fremont Twp, Warren Twp, City of Readlyn, Maxfield Twp, & Franklin Twp:
Gail Allison (Dem) Charley Thomson (Rep)
Candidates for County Board of Supervisors District 1 will appear on the ballots in:
Waverly Ward II, Waverly Ward III, Waverly Ward IV, and Waverly Ward V:
Pam Egli (Dem) Bob Brunkhorst (Rep)
Ballots that include City of Waverly Public Measure A and B: Waverly Ward I, Waverly Ward II, Waverly Ward III, Waverly Ward IV, and Waverly Ward V:
PUBLIC MEASURE A - Shall the City of Waverly, Iowa issue its General Obligation Bonds in an amount not exceeding the amount of $5,475,000 for the purpose of acquisition, construction, demolition, reconstruction, enlargement, improvement, and equipping of the city golf course, including the clubhouse, parking lot, and related site improvements?
PUBLIC MEASURE B - Shall the City of Waverly, Iowa issue its General Obligation Bonds in an amount not exceeding the amount of $8,950,000 for the purpose of acquisition, construction, demolition, reconstruction, enlargement, improvement, and equipping of the swimming pool and pool facilities, including the parking lot and related site improvements?
Ballots that include Offices of Township Trustees:
Township Trustee Trustee
Dayton Steve Buhr No Candidate
Douglas Al Williams Richard W. Luhring
Franklin Aaron Ryan Aaron Daniel Peine
Frederika Tyler J. Ollendieck Casey Rosol
Fremont Allen Blasberg No Candidate
Jackson Mary Dove John Bohlen
Jefferson Keith Oltrogge Scott Kroeze
Lafayette No Candidate No Candidate
Leroy No Candidate No Candidate
Maxfield Jeff Schmidt Ronald J. Oltrogge
Polk Andrew Scharnhorst Clifford Balvanz
Sumner No. 2 John Gitch David P. O’Brien
Warren Mitchell Norton Dennis Epley
Washington Lance Anderson Robert Busch
Ballot that includes Office of Township Clerk – To Fill a Vacancy:
Warren Twp Clerk – To Fill Vacancy No Candidate
POLLING PLACE CHANGE FOR THIS ELECTION:
VOTING PRECINCTS AND POLLING LOCATIONS IN BREMER COUNTY, IA:
City of Plainfield/Polk Twp Plainfield Public Library
723 Main St., Plainfield
City of Frederika/Frederika/Leroy & Douglas Twps Frederika Community Center
111 3rd St., Frederika
City of Sumner/Sumner No. 2 & Dayton Twps Sumner American Legion Hall
113 E. 1st St., Sumner
City of Tripoli/Fremont & Warren Twps Tripoli City Hall
303 S. Main St., Tripoli
Lafayette/Washington Twps Waverly City Hall
200 1st St. NE, Waverly
City of Janesville/Jackson Twp Janesville Riviera-Roose Event Center 307 Maple St., Janesville
Jefferson Twp Denver City Council Chamber
100 Washington St., Denver
City of Denver Denver Community Center
100 Washington St., Denver
City of Readlyn/Maxfield & Franklin Twps Readlyn Community Library
309 Main St., Readlyn
Waverly Ward I Waverly Fire Station
123 1st St. SW, Waverly
Waverly Ward II Waverly City Hall
200 1st St. NE, Waverly
Waverly Ward III Waverly Public Library
1500 W. Bremer Ave, Waverly
Waverly Ward IV Redeemer Lutheran Church
Permanent Change To: 2001 W. Bremer Ave., Waverly
Waverly Ward V Bartels - Red Entrance
Linden Place/Eichhorn Haus
1804 5th Ave. NW, Waverly
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 Bremer County Auditor’s Office at 319-352-0340 or e-mail swolf@co.bremer.ia.us. For TTY access, dial 711 + 319-352-0340.
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.
Pre-registered voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before receiving and casting a regular ballot. Voters who are not pre-registered – such as voters registering to vote on election day – and voters changing precincts must also provide proof of residence. A voter who is unable to provide an approved form of identification (or prove residence if required) 1) may have the voter’s identity/residence attested to by another registered voter in the precinct, 2) prove identity and residence using Election Day Registration documents, or 3) cast a provisional ballot and provide proof of identity/residence at the county auditor’s office by NOON on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Election Day Registrant attesters must provide an approved form of identification. For additional information about providing proof of identity and/or residence visit: https://sos.iowa.gov/voterid or phone 319-352-0340.
I hereby certify that set forth herein is a copy of a sample ballot to be voted at the General Election in the County of Bremer, State of Iowa, on November 5, 2024.
Shelley Wolf
Bremer County Auditor & Commissioner of Elections
415 E Bremer Ave
Waverly, IA 50677
319-352-0340
swolf@co.bremer.ia.us
October 25, 2024
