(Adair Co) The Adair County Auditor’s Office has announced that a Special Election for the Orient-Macksburg Community School District (O-M CSD) will take place on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, following a formal request by the school district’s Board of Directors. The request, made to address a proposed reorganization of the district by dissolution, was officially acknowledged and approved by Auditor Mandy Berg, Commissioner of Elections, on January 15, 2025.
The election will present voters in the O-M CSD, spanning the counties of Adair, Adams, Madison, and Union, with Public Measure AA, which proposes the dissolution of the district and the redistribution of its territory. The public measure reads:
Public Measure AA
Summary: To adopt the dissolution of the Orient-Macksburg Community School District as proposed by the dissolution commission appointed by the Board of Directors, with its territory to be divided among the Nodaway Valley Community School District, the Winterset Community School District, and a third area to be designated by the Iowa Department of Education.
- Yes
- No
Voters within the O-M CSD who reside in Adams and Union counties will cast their ballots at a polling location in Adair County.
Important election dates:
January 20, 2025 – Absentee to be mailed requests can be received
February 12, 2025 – ballots ready – Absentee ballots can be mailed
February 18, 2025 – Pre-registration deadline; Auditor offices must be open until 5
February 18, 2025 – Mailed absentee ballot request deadline; Auditor offices must be open until 5
March 3, 2025 – In-person absentee deadline
March 10th or 11th – 1st canvass – all counties
March 18th – 2nd canvass – Adair only
