City Elections will take place on November 5, 2019. This year nomination papers for elected city office positions must be filed with the county auditor rather than with the city clerk. Nomination papers may be filed with the county auditor from August 26, 2019 thru September 19, 2019.

Becoming a candidate for elective city office:
Nominations – Nomination petitions for a city office must be filed with the Cass County Auditor not more than 71 nor less than 47 days prior to the regular election. (In 2019, the first day to file papers is August 26. The last day to file papers is September 19.)

The process for filing nomination petitions is as follows:

• Obtain an original nomination petition and candidate’s guide from the city clerk, county auditor or online from the Iowa Secretary of State ( www.sos.iowa.gov ).
• Obtain the nomination signatures of the required number of eligible electors of the city or ward, as the case may be. The candidate’s guide lists the number of signatures required.
• The number of signatures required is 10 for all positions except those positions in Atlantic for which a minimum of 25 signatures are required [city with population of 3,500 or greater]. A person may sign nomination petitions for more than one candidate for the same office.
• Attach a notarized affidavit acknowledging the candidate’s eligibility.
• File the petition with the County Auditor prior to 5 p.m. on September 19, 2019.

Each candidate who successfully files a completed nomination petition is assured a place on the ballot. In Cass County, Iowa the following offices will appear on the ballots for the respective cities on November 5, 2019:
Anita:
Mayor (4 year term) – Incumbent: Timothy Miller
Two at Large Council seats (4 year terms)
Incumbents: Jeff Bohnsack and Thomas R. Harris
Atlantic:
Council Ward 1 (4 year term)
Incumbent: Christopher Jimerson
Council Ward 3 (4 year term)
Incumbent: Appointee- Pat McCurdy
Council Ward 4 (4 year term)
Incumbent: Linda J. Hartkopf
Council At Large (4 year term)
Incumbent: Dana Halder
Two Atlantic Parks & Recreation Board (6 year term – term begins November 16)
Incumbents: Charlene Beane and Erin McFadden
Cumberland:
Mayor (2 year term)
Incumbent: Nancy Virginia Coughlin
Two At Large Council (4 year term)
Incumbents: Scott W. Becker and Sandy Eversole
Griswold:
Three At Large Council (4 year term)
Incumbents: Ryan Askeland, Lisa Cook and Carmen Sorensen
Lewis:
Mayor (4 year term)
Incumbent: Jon E. Mosier
Three At Large Council (4 year term)
Incumbents: Duane Scott Anderson, Marvin Bradfield and Ryan Lockwood
Marne:
Mayor (4 year term)
Incumbent: Randall I. Baxter
Five At Large Council (Voted to change from 2 year terms to 4 year terms in 2017;
At 2019 election- 4 year term for the 3 with highest individual vote total; 2
year term for the other 2)
Incumbents: Lori Holste, Mark Opbroek, Wayne Priester, Angela Redler
and Jericho Schmitt
Massena:
Mayor (2 year term)
Incumbent: Phil Przychodzin
Three At Large Council (4 year term)
Incumbents: Micah Lee, Adam McCunn and Kevin McCunn
Wiota:
Mayor (2 year term)
Incumbent: Ford Lillard
Two At Large Council (4 year term)
Incumbents: Jim Fischer and Steven R. Havens