(Atlantic) Cass County Auditor Kathy Somers is clarifying why many voters recently received multiple “Official Notice of Bond Election” postcards in the mail.
In 2023, the Iowa Legislature passed House File 718, which requires county auditors, who also serve as the commissioner of elections, to mail a separate notice for each public measure bond issue that will appear on the upcoming election ballot. Because the law mandates that each public measure be mailed individually to every registered voter, households may receive multiple official notices when more than one bond issue is on the ballot.
Somers explains that county auditors often hear complaints from residents who are frustrated by what they see as a waste of taxpayer dollars to mail the public measure notices. Voters wishing to share their opinions are encouraged to contact their state senator or representative at https://www.iowa.gov/how-do-i-contact-state-legislators.
