FYI--city council elections coming up. File your papers now!

Three Council Seats/Mayor up for grabs in Dayton

Deadline for filing papers is September 22

The elected positions of Mayor and 3 City Council members will be voted on by Dayton electors on November 8, 2011.  These are all 4 year terms that will begin on January 1, 2012, and expire on December 31, 2015.   Those council members whose seats are open are Kevin Bensen, Norm Vegors, and Kendra Breitsprecher.  The current mayor is Richard Travis.

Any candidate for these positions must be an eligible elector.  An eligible elector meets all requirements to vote, but does not have to be registered to vote.  An eligible elector must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Iowa, a resident of Dayton, and at least 18 years old.   Eligible electors may not be a convicted felon (unless voting rights have been restored by the President or Governor), be currently judged incompetent to vote by a court, or claim the right to vote in any other place.

Candidates must complete an affidavit of candidacy and nomination petitions and file with the City Clerk.  The affidavit must be notarized, which can be done by the City Clerk.  The nomination petitions must contain at least 10 signatures of eligible electors.  Both documents must be filed with the City Clerk at the same time.  The last day to file is on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. at the Clerk’s Office, 202 1^st Avenue SW, Dayton.  There are no filing fees in Iowa.