Notice of special election, Greene County, IA Tuesday, March 5, 2024

To all eligible voters in the unincorporated areas of Greene County. A Special Election will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. There will be two propositions on the ballot. The first proposition is to authorize the imposition of a local sales and services tax (LOSST) in the unincorporated area of Greene County, to continue without repeal of the existing local sales and services tax (LOSST) at the rate of one percent, to be effective July 1, 2027, until repeal. The second proposition is to authorize the change in use of the one precent (1%) local sales and services tax (LOSST) in the unincorporated area of Greene County effective July 1, 2024.

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. Voters who are unable to provide an approved form of identification, or proof of residence if required may 1) have the voter’s identity/residence attested by another registered voter in the precinct, 2) prove identity/residence by using Election Day Registrant documents or 3) cast a provisional ballot and provide proof of identity/residence at the county auditor’s office by noon on March 11, 2024. Election Day Registration 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 telephone the Greene County Auditor’s Office at 515-386-5680. 

Any voter physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle. For further information, please contact the Greene County’s Auditor’s Office at the telephone number or e-mail address listed below.

            Telephone: 515-386-5680                   E-Mail Address: auditor@greenecounty.iowa.gov

**PLEASE NOTE THAT JEFFERSON 1 AND JEFFERSON 2 PRECINCTS WILL NOT BE OPEN. ONLY VOTERS IN THE UNINCORPORATED PORTIONS OF GREENE COUNTY ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THIS ELECTION.**

Central Precinct          Clover Hall, Fairgrounds         601 E. Lincoln Way Street, Jefferson

East Precinct               St. Brigid Parish Center           602 Hager Street East, Grand Junction

North Precinct             Churdan Library                      414 Sand Street, Churdan

West Precinct              Scranton Community Center 900 Eagle Street, Scranton

Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

A public test of the voting equipment will take place on Friday, February 23, 2024. Testing of the Freedom Vote Scan (FVS) and Freedom Vote Tablet (FVT) will take place on the first floor of the Greene County Courthouse (Election Office) beginning at 9:00 a.m. and will continue until all equipment has been tested.

This notice is given by the Greene County Commissioner of Elections pursuant to Chapters 49 and 52 of the Code of Iowa on this 14th day of February 2024.

Billie Jo Hoskins, Greene County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections

Click here to see a sample ballot.

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