(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Auditor’s Office reports they were contacted by the Orient-Mackburg Community School District, to request a Special Election for a Public Measure to reorganize the district by dissolution. The Special Election will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The request was officially acknowledged and approved by Auditor Mandy Berg, Commissioner of Elections, on January 15, 2025. This election will be only for the O-M CSD within the counties of Adair, Adams, Madison, and Union, to vote for:

Shall the following public measure be adopted?

Public Measure AA:

Summary: To adopt the dissolution of the Orient-Macksburg Community School District as proposed by the dissolution commission appointed by the Board of Directors, with its territory to be divided among the Nodaway Valley Community School District, the Winterset Community School District, and a third area to be designated by the Iowa Department of Education?

Yes
No

Notice: Voters within the school district that reside in Adams and Union county will vote in the Adair county polling location.

Important election dates:

January 20, 2025 – Absentee to be mailed requests can be received

February 12, 2025 – ballots ready – Absentee ballots can be mailed

February 18, 2025 – Pre-registration deadline; Auditor offices must be open until 5

February 18, 2025 – Mailed absentee ballot request deadline; Auditor offices must be open until 5

March 3, 2025 – In-person absentee deadline

March 10th or 11th – 1st canvass – all counties

March 18th – 2nd canvass – Adair only