WHEN AND WHERE TO VOTE
To find your polling place and see a sample ballot, click here.
The polls will be open from 7 am to 8 pm on Tuesday, November 5. Early voting has already begun; you can vote early on weekdays between 7:45 am and 5:30 pm at the Johnson County Auditor’s Office, 913 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City, through November 4. There are also occasional satellite voting stations at the Iowa City Public Library, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, the Coralville Public Library, and the North Liberty Community Library. (Click here for details.) You can also request an absentee ballot be mailed to you. Absentee ballots must be postmarked by November 4.
October 25 is the deadline for the ordinary voter registration process, but election-day voter registration is permitted. (Details here.)
SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE INFORMATION
Voters can vote for up to four candidates from this list:
Charlie Eastham:
Facebook page, contact info;
Press-Citizen survey;
ICCSD Chat questionnaire
Teachers' union questionnaire
Shawn Eyestone (incumbent):
Contact info;
Press-Citizen survey;
ICCSD Chat questionnaire
Teachers' union questionnaire
Little Village interview
Paul Roesler (incumbent):
Facebook page, campaign website, contact info;
Press-Citizen survey;
ICCSD Chat questionnaire
Teachers' union questionnaire
Little Village interview
Michael Tilley:
Facebook page, campaign website, contact info;
Press-Citizen survey;
ICCSD Chat questionnaire
Teachers' union questionnaire
Little Village interview
Julie VanDyke:
Contact info;
Press-Citizen candidate survey
Teachers' union questionnaire
Stephanie Van Housen:
Contact info, news coverage;
Press-Citizen survey;
ICCSD Chat questionnaire
Teachers' union questionnaire
Lisa C. Williams:
Facebook page, campaign website, contact info;
Press-Citizen survey
Teachers' union questionnaire
INFORMATION ON THE BALLOT QUESTION
Voters will also vote on whether to demolish the building formerly known as Hoover Elementary School. The ballot question reads:
Shall the following public measure be adopted?
Shall the Iowa City Community School District in the County of Johnson, State of Iowa, demolish the building known as Hoover Elementary School, located at 2200 East Court Street in Iowa City, after the completion of the 2018-19 school year, with the proceeds of any resulting salvage to be applied as specified in Iowa Code section 297.22(b)?
NOTE: The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that the statutes do not authorize this question to be placed on the ballot and that the school board has the final say on whether the building will be demolished. As a result, the Johnson County Auditor's Office has stated that it will not count the votes on this question. Voters who are concerned about the planned demolition of the old Hoover Elementary School should direct their concerns to the school board members and the candidates for school board.
News coverage:
Press-Citizen: Demolition question on November ballot has been a year and a court battle in the making
Iowa Supreme Court opinion holding that the school board was not required to place the Hoover issue on the ballot
Press-Citizen: Iowa Supreme Court: School district doesn't need voter approval to demolish elementary
Gazette: Hoover school demolition shouldn't be on Iowa City ballot, Iowa Supreme Court rules
DEBATES AND CANDIDATE FORUMS
Monday, October 21, 6:30 to 8:00 PM, Coralville Public Library, Schwab Auditorium, 1401 5th St, Coralville (Sponsored by Iowa City Education Association and Iowa City Press-Citizen). Video recording here.
Wednesday, October 23, 7:00 to 8:30 PM, School District Administration Building, Board Meeting Room, 1725 North Dodge St., Iowa City (Sponsored by the League of Women Voters)
Candidate forum on special ed issues: Wednesday, October 30, 6:00 pm, Iowa City Public Library (Sponsored by the Mental Health, Special Education and Disability Advocacy Group)
NEWS COVERAGE
Press-Citizen: Where do Iowa City school board candidates stand on key issues? Here's a guide
Daily Iowan: Upcoming school board election spells change for Iowa City Community School District
Gazette: Hawkeye Area Labor Council endorses Charlie Eastham
KCRG: Candidates for Iowa City School Board discuss school resource officers
Press-Citizen: What Iowa City school board candidates had to say at Monday's forum
Press-Citizen: The picks are in: Who the Iowa City teacher's union endorses for school board and why
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