IOWA CITY

Iowa Citians will vote in (1) a school election, (2) a city election, and (3) an election for Kirkwood Community College trustee.

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 ELECTION

Iowa City is part of the Iowa City Community School District, which also includes Coralville, Hills, parts of North Liberty, and University Heights, as well as some unincorporated rural areas.

Click here for information and links about the school election in the Iowa City Community School District.

CITY COUNCIL ELECTION

CANDIDATE INFORMATION

Voters can vote for up to two of the three “at-large” candidates, all of whom are running for the first time:

Megan Alter:

Facebook page, campaign website, contact info;
news coverage here and here;
Press-Citizen questionnaire response;
Friends of Historic Preservation questionnaire response

Laura Bergus:

Facebook page, campaign website, contact info;
news coverage here, here, here, here, and here;
Press-Citizen questionnaire response;
Friends of Historic Preservation questionnaire response

Janice Weiner:

Facebook page, campaign website; contact info;
news coverage here, here, and here;
Press-Citizen questionnaire response;
Friends of Historic Preservation questionnaire response

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The unopposed candidate for District A is:

Pauline Taylor (incumbent):

contact info;
news coverage here and here;
Friends of Historic Preservation questionnaire response

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The unopposed candidate for District C is:

John Thomas (incumbent):

Facebook page, contact info;
news coverage here and here;
Press-Citizen questionnaire response;
Friends of Historic Preservation questionnaire response

DEBATES AND CANDIDATE FORUMS

Iowa City City Council Candidate Forums:

Wednesday October 16, 2019, 7:00 to 8:30 PM, Iowa Memorial Union, 125 N Madison St, Room 181, (Sponsor: University of Iowa Student Government)

Tuesday, October 22, 7:00 to 8:30 pm, Iowa City Council Chamber, 410 East Washington Street. Video recording here.

NEWS COVERAGE

KWWL: City council candidates start filing and talk affordable housing;

Gazette: Five candidates seek Iowa City Council seats;

Little Village: Three candidates will be on the November ballot for two at-large seats on the Iowa City Council

Gazette: Hawkeye Area Labor Council endorses Megan Alter and Janice Weiner for Council

Little Village: A Rundown of the City Council Candidates

KIRKWOOD TRUSTEE ELECTION

Voters elect the trustees of Kirkwood Community College. In Iowa City, the candidates for that office, Alan Jensen and Lorraine Williams, are running unopposed.