NOTICE OF ELECTION
2025 CITY/SCHOOL 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 2025 CITY/SCHOOL ELECTION will be held in the designated election precincts of Bremer County, Iowa, on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
I hereby certify that the following are the office races, candidates, and Public Measures that will appear on the ballots in the specific jurisdictions. The number to “Vote For” in each race is indicated by: * = vote for no more than one, ** = vote for no more than two, *** = vote for no more than three.
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School Candidates |
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City of Denver Mayor* -Rod Diercks Council At Large*** -Joel Wikner -Josh Larson -Sean Hartman City of Frederika Mayor* -No Candidate Council At Large*** -Caleb Farlinger -No Candidate
Mayor* -David A. Beenblossom Council At Large*** -Jeff Conover -Susan L. Stapleton -Brenda Schmidtke City of Plainfield Mayor* -Thomas Geise Council At Large** -Clyde W. Balvanz -Chad Shurtleff City of Readlyn Mayor* -Dan Wedemeier Council At Large** -Joseph Jones -Keith Brunscheon
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City of Sumner Council At Large*** -Wayne H. Meyer -Dustin Pierce -Isaac Richmond City of Tripoli Mayor* -Daniel Kalkbrenner Council At Large*** -Rollie Ott -Mark L. Manson City of Waverly Mayor* -Kristin Happel Council At Large* -Ann L. Rathe Council Ward 1* -Scott Wallace -Luana Harman Council Ward 3* -Bard Mackey Council Ward 5* Timothy C. Kangas Hospital Trustee** -Molly Hall -Laurie Everhardt |
Denver Community School District Director At Large** -Amber Heller -Tyson M. Trunkhill -Ryan Wirtjes Dunkerton Community School District Director District 2 At Large* -Kayla Bedard Director District 3 At Large* -No Candidate Director District 4 At Large* -Daniel L. Knebel To Fill Vacancy - Director District 5 At Large* -No Candidate Janesville Consolidated School District Director At Large** -Scott Kipp -Tracy Meyer Nashua-Plainfield Community School District Director District 2* -Patrick Lentz Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District Director At Large* -Jillian House -Janet Wendland -Jim Wright Director District Fredericksburg At Large* -Kenneth D. McFarland |
Tripoli Community School District Director At Large** -Daniel Smith -Bodee Capper Wapsie Valley Community School District Director District 2 At Large* -Scott Broten Jr. Director District 3 At Large* -Angela Auel Director District 5 At Large* -Amy Becker Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District Director District 1 At Large* -Charlene Wyatt Sauer Director District 4 At Large* -Eric Eckerman Hawkeye Community College Director District 9* -JoDee Knox Northeast Iowa Community College Director District 1* -Brenda Sue Runyon |
All ballots will contain school offices. Ballots for voters residing inside the corporate limits of a city will contain city offices in addition to school offices. Some ballots will contain community college offices.
City of Plainfield Public Measure BW
Summary: To authorize a change in the use of the one percent (1%) local sales and services tax in the City of Plainfield effective July 1, 2026.
The use of the one percent (1%) local option sales and services tax shall be changed in the City of Plainfield effective July 1, 2026.
PROPOSED USES OF THE TAX:
If the change is approved, revenues from the sales and services tax shall be allocated as follows:
0% for property tax relief.
The specific purposes for which the revenues shall otherwise be expended are:
100%
for capital equipment purchases and repairs, street, water, sewer, and other capital improvement and maintenance projects.
CURRENT USES OF THE TAX:
Revenues from the sales and services tax are currently allocated as follows:
100% for infrastructure
Dunkerton Community School District Public Measure BL
Shall the Board of Directors of the Dunkerton Community School District, in the County of Black Hawk, State of Iowa, change the method of election of its five (5) directors, from all five (5) directors elected as residents, respectively, of five (5) single-member director districts with the directors elected by the vote of the electors of the entire school district pursuant to Iowa Code Section 275.12(2)(b), to all five (5) directors elected at large from the entire district elected by the vote of the electors of the entire school district pursuant to Iowa Code Section 275.12(2)(a)?
Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District Public Measure BX
Shall the Board of Directors of the Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District in the Counties of Bremer, Chickasaw, and Fayette, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $16,250,000, together with proceeds of School Infrastructure Sales, Services, and Use Tax Revenue Bonds, to construct, build, furnish, and equip additions to the High School and Middle School buildings and to remodel, repair, and improve those existing buildings, including HVAC, playground, parking, and site improvements, and for demolition of Durant Elementary?
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
City of Waverly Ward I Waverly Fire Station
123 1st St. SW, Waverly
City of Waverly Ward II Waverly City Hall
200 1st St. NE, Waverly
City of Waverly Ward III Waverly Public Library
1500 W. Bremer Ave, Waverly
City of Waverly Ward IV Redeemer Lutheran Church
2001 W. Bremer Ave., Waverly
City of 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 Monday, November 10, 2025. 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.
Sample ballots are available on Bremer County Elections website at:
https://bremercountyelections.iowa.gov/
I hereby certify that set forth herein is a copy of a sample ballot to be voted at the City/School Election in the County of Bremer, State of Iowa, on November 4, 2025.
Shelley Wolf
Bremer County Auditor & Commissioner of Elections
