Dates and deadlines:
- July 8 - August 1: Candidate filing period. File with school board secretaries (not with our office). Terms four years unless noted.
- Tuesday, August 6: Deadline for candidates to withdraw, 5 p.m. File with school board secretary.
- Friday, August 30: Voter pre-registration deadline, 5 p.m. 11 days before the election. Voters can still register after this deadline using the election day registration procedure.
- Monday, September 2: Labor Day holiday, office closed.
- Friday, September 6: 5 p.m. deadline to request absentee ballot by mail.
- Monday, September 9: Postmark deadline for absentee ballots to be counted.
- Tuesday, September 10: Election Day. Polls open 7 AM to 8 PM in Iowa City, Clear Creek Amana, Lone Tree and Solon districts.
Early Voting Statistics
2:30 PM Election Day: 1574 ballots requested, 506 returned.
| School Precinct | Requested | Returned |
| Clear Creek Amana School Precinct 1 (North Liberty) | 16 | 13 |
| Clear Creek Amana School Precinct 2 (Oxford) | 4 | 4 |
| Clear Creek Amana School Precinct 3 (Cosgrove) | 3 | 3 |
| Clear Creek Amana School Precinct 4 (Tiffin) | 13 | 13 |
| Clear Creek Amana School Precinct 5 (Amana) | 0 | 0 |
| Clear Creek Amana Total | 36 | 33 |
| Iowa City School Precinct 1 (Coralville) | 168 | 154 |
| Iowa City School Precinct 2 (North Liberty) | 177 | 144 |
| Iowa City School Precinct 3 (Lincoln) | 58 | 58 |
| Iowa City School Precinct 4 (Mann) | 224 | 223 |
| Iowa City School Precinct 5 (West High) | 229 | 223 |
| Iowa City School Precinct 6 (Twain) | 117 | 115 |
| Iowa City School Precinct 7 (City High) | 181 | 181 |
| Iowa City School Precinct 8 (Lemme) | 157 | 154 |
| Iowa City School Precinct 9 (Hills) | 14 | 14 |
| Iowa City School Precinct 10 (Mercer) | 162 | 159 |
| ICCSD Total | 1487 | 1425 |
| Lone Tree School District | 7 | 7 |
| Solon School Precinct 1 (Solon) | 35 | 34 |
| Solon School Precinct 2 (Shueyville) | 9 | 7 |
| Solon Total | 44 | 41 |
Candidates
Iowa City Community School District
Three to be elected
Sara Barron
1903 Grantwood St
Iowa City 52240
319-541-4763
barronforboardATgmail.com
Karla Cook
45 Edgewood Cir
Iowa City 52245
319-338-2455
Incumbent
karlacook65ATgmail.com
Tuyet Dorau
2010 Wedgewood Pl
Coralville 52241
319-621-3668
Incumbent
tuyetdATvotetuyet.com
Gregg Geerdes
890 Park Pl
Iowa City 52246
319-354-2375
mg9425ATmchsi.com
Phil Hemingway
415 Elmridge Ave
Iowa City 52245
319-466-9490
philATphilsrepairllc.com
Brian Kirschling
2101 Banbury Cir NE
Iowa City 52240
319-331-6746
kirschlingforboardATgmail.com
Jason T. Lewis
1403 Hollywood Blvd.
Iowa City 52240
319-594-9304
jasontlewisAToutlook.com
Chris Lynch
755 Forest Edge Dr
Coralville 52241
319-331-5591
csbalynchATgmail.com
James Tate
2830 Sterling Dr
Iowa City 52240
319-325-5156
tateforschoolboardATgmail.com
Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (50% required)
Shall the Board of Directors of the Iowa City Community School District in the County of Johnson, State of Iowa, be authorized for a period of ten (10) years, to levy annually, as determined by the Board, a voter-approved Physical Plant and Equipment Property Tax not to exceed one dollar and thirty-four cents ($1.34) per one thousand dollars ($1000) 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, 2016, to be used for the purchase and improvement of grounds; the construction of schoolhouses or buildings and opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings; the purchase, lease, or lease-purchase of equipment or technology exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) in value per purchase, lease, or lease-purchase transaction; the payment of debts contracted for the erection or construction of schoolhouses or buildings, not including interest on bonds; procuring or acquisition of library facilities; repairing, remodeling, reconstructing, improving, or expanding the schoolhouses or buildings and additions to existing schoolhouses; expenditures for energy conservation; the rental of facilities under Iowa Code Chapter 28E; purchase of transportation equipment for transporting students; the purchase of buildings or lease purchase option agreements for school buildings; equipment purchases for recreational purposes; payments to a municipality or other entity as required under Iowa Code Section 403.19, subsection 2; and, demolition, clean-up, and other costs if such costs are necessitated by, and incurred within two (2) years of, a disaster as defined in Iowa Code Section 29C.2 subsection 2?
Clear Creek-Amana
At Large - one to be elected
Eileen Schmidt
506 Redbird Run
Tiffin 52340
319-430-4426
Incumbent (in district seat)
schmidt4ccaATgmail.com
District 2 - one to be elected
No candidate filed.
District 3 - one to be elected (two year term)
Lisa Beckmann
608 Ponds Court
Tiffin 52340
319-936-4994
lbeckmann8ATgmail.com
Steve Swenka
2671 Half Moon Avenue NW
Tiffin 52340
319-626-2713
Incumbent
District 4 - one to be elected
Malinda Lamb
575 Prairie Street
North Liberty 52317
319-330-0423
Malinda.LambATgmail.com
Jim Seelman
2790 Kansas Avenue NE
North Liberty 52317
319-626-6155
bev-jim-mbaATmsn.com
Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (50% required)
Shall the Board of Directors of the Clear Creek-Amana Community School District in the Counties of Johnson and Iowa, State of lowa, be authorized for a period of ten (10) years, to levy and impose a voter approved physical plant and equipment tax not to exceed sixty-seven (67) cents per one thousand dollars ($1 ,000.00) 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, 2016, 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 the 2015 calendar year, or each year thereafter, (the percent of income surtax not to exceed twenty percent (20%) to be determined by the board each year), to be used for the purposes permitted by Iowa law?
Lone Tree
Three to be elected
Gary Feldman
410 Yakish Court
Lone Tree 52759
319-629-5621
Incumbent
James Loan
4641 Utah Avenue SE
Iowa City 52240
319-351-2418
Incumbent
Christina Magruder
4527 580th Street
Lone Tree 52755
319-629-5305
Incumbent (by appointment)
[email protected]
Revenue Purpose Statement (50% required)
To adopt the revenue purpose statement to replace the current Revenue Purpose Statement and authorize the expenditure of revenues from the State of Iowa secure an advanced vision for education fund received by the Lone Tree Community School District.
In the Lone Tree Community School District, the following Revenue Purpose Statement which specifies the use of the sales, services, and use tax funds from the State of Iowa secure an advanced vision for education fund for school infrastructure (penny sales, services, and use tax for schools) shall be adopted:
To provide funds for property tax relief.
To provide funds to build and furnish a new school building or buildings; to build and furnish addition(s) to school buildings in the District; to remodel, repair, expand, and improve the school buildings in the District; to purchase and improve grounds; for demolition work; to furnish and equip district facilities.
To provide funds for the purchase, lease or lease-purchase of buildings, equipment (including transportation and recreation equipment), or technology, as authorized by law, to implement energy conservation measures, sharing or rental of facilities, procuring or acquisition of libraries, or opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings.
To provide funds for emergency repairs to respond to natural disasters, such as fire, wind damage, flood; unanticipated mechanical, plumbing, structural, roof, electrical system failures; environmental remediation; or to respond to changes in demographics that require construction of additions or improvement to school buildings or new school buildings.
To provide funds to establish and maintain public recreation places and playgrounds; provide for supervision and instruction for recreational activities; or for community education purposes; and other authorized expenditures and purposes as now or hereafter permitted by law and designated by the Lone Tree Community School District.
To provide funds for the payment of principal and interest or retirement of general obligation bonds issued for school infrastructure purposes, energy improvement loans, loan agreements authorized by Iowa Code section 297.36, sales, service and use tax revenue bonds issued under Iowa Code section 423E.5.
It being understood that if this proposition should fail to be approve by the voters, such failure shall not be construed to terminate or restrict authority previously granted by the voters to expend receipts from the secure an advanced vision for education fund.
If approved, this Revenue Purpose Statement shall remain in effect until replaced or amended by the Lone Tree Community School District.
Solon
Three to be elected
Timothy Brown
618 Randall Drive
Solon 52333
319-499-0510
tbrown1ATsouthslope.net
Steve Duncan
210 Windflower Lane
Solon 52333
515-360-3728
sduncan66ATgmail.com
Rick Jedlicka
613 S. Market
Solon 52333
319-624-2811
jedlicka5ATsouthslope.net
Amber Marty
3127 Oak St. NE
Solon 52333
319-841-8018
dagmartyATmchsi.com
Dick Schwab
2501 Sugar Bottom Road
Solon 52333
319-430-0130
Incumbent
dschwabATsouthslope.net
Doug Vislisel
311 W. Sover Street
Solon 52333
319-624-3560
dvisliselATsouthslope.net
Kirkwood Director: District 3
Lois Bartelme
946 23rd Avenue Place #2
Coralville 52241
319-331-2410
Incumbent
loisbartATaol.com
All Districts: Kirkwood Levy (50% required)
For the purpose of purchasing instructional equipment, the Board of Trustees of Kirkwood Community College (Merged Area X) is authorized to continue to levy a tax on taxable property with the Merged Area for each of the ten consecutive years commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, which tax shall not exceed six (6) cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation in any one year, pursuant to Section 260.28, Code of Iowa, 2003.