(Council Bluffs) A Special Election is underway today (Tuesday) in Pottawattamie County to decide how the County Board of Supervisors should be elected.
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved the special election on June 6 after private groups gathered and submitted a petition with nearly 4,000 signatures to allow county residents to choose between three options for county supervisor elections.
Currently, Pottawattamie County is a Plan One county. Each member of the Board of Supervisors is allowed to reside anywhere in Pottawattamie County and the voters of the county elect all five members of the Board of Supervisors. Plan Two would divide Pottawattamie County into five districts of roughly equal population. One Supervisor must reside in each of the districts, and voters would still elect all five members of the Board of Supervisors. Plan Three would also divide Pottawattamie County into five districts of roughly equal population, but. voters would elect the one Supervisor who resides in the same district as the voter and would not vote for the other four Supervisors in the other four districts.
If Plan Two or Plan Three passes, Pottawattamie County will be divided into five districts of approximately 18,733 residents. Council Bluffs will be split into four districts, with one of those four also including some portions of the county adjacent to the city. One district will not include any portion of Council Bluffs. Districts cannot be set until after the election, but a video presentation released by Pottawattamie County explains the lawful factors that determine district size and outlines where district boundaries will likely be drawn.
For more information, visit https://elections.pottcounty-ia.gov/news/pottawattamie_county_details_choices_available_for_august_1_special_election/
The Polls will open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. today (August 1).
