City Elections and Nomination of Candidates
The Carroll County Auditor is responsible for making election information available to candidates requesting nomination papers for election to City Office (Affidavit of Candidacy and Nomination Petition). Completed papers must be submitted to the Carroll County Auditor’s Office, Carroll County Courthouse, 114 E 6th Street, Carroll.
Nomination Papers
Candidates may begin collecting signatures at any time. Nomination papers must include the Affidavit of Candidacy and the Nomination Petition and cannot be accepted before the filing period begins or after 5:00 p.m. on the last day nomination papers can be filed with the Carroll County Auditor.
Since nomination papers must be filed with Carroll County Auditor not more than 71 days and not less than 47 days before a regular City Election, the Secretary of State of Iowa Office publishes an Election Calendar for each year, which specifies the type of election, election dates, and the candidate filing periods.
It is not necessary for the candidate to appear in person to file the nomination papers. Someone else may deliver the completed forms to the County Auditor.
Additional Resources
Iowa Law provides cities with a variety of choices for the election of City Officials. There are four nomination processes:
The City Clerk must certify (to the County Auditor) the type of nomination process no later than 90 days before the regular City election. After certification, the nomination process cannot be changed unless the change will take effect after the regular City elections.
According to the Carroll City Code Chapter 6, the City of Carroll uses the process of Nomination by petition, with only one election (State of Iowa Code Chapter 45).
