Candidates for Waukon and Lansing City Council, Waukon Mayor may file now
Residents of Waukon or Lansing interested in seeking a seat on the respective city councils for each of those communities, or wanting to run for Waukon Mayor, can now file nomination papers during the filing period of August 11-28. Both of those communities have a primary form of election for city government seats which requires an earlier filing deadline.
The primary elections for those city government offices in both the Waukon and Lansing communities would be scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, according to the Iowa Secretary of State’s office. The city primary election will be held only when the number of candidates who file nomination papers is more than twice the number of seats to be filled for an office. The example cited by the Secretary of State’s office clarifies that if three or more candidates filed nomination papers for mayor, the city primary election must be held.
The combined City/School Election that takes place in odd-numbered years is scheduled for Tuesday, November 4 of this year. Candidates interested in seeking seats on any of the three school districts’ Board of Directors in Allamakee County, or in seeking the city government seats coming up for election in any of the remaining Allamakee County communities (not including Waukon or Lansing, as described above), will have a timeframe of August 25-September 18 for filing nomination papers for that upcoming November 4 election.
In the city of Lansing, three of the five Lansing City Council seats are up for election this year, each for a four-year term. Those seats are currently held by Mike Manning, Steve Murray and Stan Schwartzhoff, all of whom are scheduled to have their current term in office end as of December 31 of this year.
In the city of Waukon, the office of mayor is up for election for a two-year term. Current Waukon Mayor Arvid Hatlan is scheduled to have his current term in office come to a close as of December 31 of this year.
Within the Waukon City Council, three of the five council seats are up for election this year, with each of those council seats being designated for four-year terms. The council seats coming up for election this year are currently held by Steve Wiedner in Ward 1, Dave Blocker in Ward 3 and Tim Smedsrud in the At-Large seat previously held by Kevin Johnson prior to his passing in February of this year.
For further information on the upcoming City/School Election and filing requirements, call the Allamakee County Auditor’s Office at 563-568-3522. More information can also be found line at https://allamakeecountyelections.iowa.gov/ or https://sos.iowa.gov/city-elections.
