City/school election dates announced

The Adair County 2025 City/School Election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 4. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The first day to file nomination papers for mayor, city council positions or school board directors is Monday, Aug. 25. Prospective candidates may pick up paperwork from their respective city or school, the auditor’s office within the Adair County Courthouse or print them at the following link https://sos.iowa.gov/voters/candidates.

Voters may file an absentee ballot request form with the Adair County Auditor’s Office beginning Tuesday, Aug. 26.

The deadline for filing candidate paperwork is 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18. This paperwork must be filed at the Adair County Auditor’s office for all city offices and with the respective school board secretary for school board positions. By Iowa Code, the filing officers’ offices must be open until 5 pm this date (auditor office and school office).

Tuesday, Sept. 23 will be the date for drawing lots for candidate ballot order, held in the Adair County Auditor’s office.

Monday, Oct. 6 at 5 p.m. is the satellite petition deadline in the Adair County Auditor’s office, which is open until 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 15 is the first date to mail absentee ballots. This date is also the first date for in person absentee voting at the Adair County Auditor’s Office.

The deadline for requesting a mailed absentee ballot is 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20. This is also the voter pre-registration deadline. The auditor’s office will be open this day until 5 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 3 is the last day to vote in person absentee at the Adair County Auditor’s office.

While a listing of which specific seats are on the ballot will come later, a tentative list of the number of open seats in the November election is as follows:

Adair Mayor and two council

Bridgewater Mayor and two council

Fontanelle Mayor and two council

Greenfield Mayor (to fill vacancy) and three council

Orient Mayor and three council

Stuart Mayor and three council

Casey Mayor and two council

Adair-Casey School three director seats

Nodaway Valley School three director seats

Orient-Macksburg School two director seats

West Central Valley School four director seats

CAM School three director seats