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What's on the ballot in Sherman Township, Jasper County
Iowa General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · Polls open 7 a.m.–8 p.m. Residents of a city inside the township may not vote on township offices — check your sample ballot.
Sherman Township races (2)
Sherman Township Trustee
- N/RTodd Bell
- N/RMarc Smith
Sherman Township Clerk
- N/RBrenda Smith
Statewide races (every Iowa ballot)
United States Senator
- BAshley Hinson(R)
- DJosh Turek(D)
- CThomas Laehn(Lib)
Jasper County races (7)
Jasper County Board of Supervisors
- N/RScott DeVries(D)
- N/RThad Nearmyer(R)
- N/RBrandon Talsma(R)
- N/RRandy Lee Ray
- N/RAlyssa Wilson
Jasper County Treasurer
- N/RDoug Bishop(D)
Jasper County Recorder
- N/RMichelle Hull(R)
- N/RJoe Otto
Jasper County Attorney
- N/RScott W. Nicholson(D)
Jasper County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner
- N/RJoe Otto
- N/RDavid Van Waus
Jasper County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner (to fill a vacancy)
- N/RDeb Wearmouth
Jasper County Agricultural Extension Council
- N/RLynnette Dunsbergen
- N/RStephanie Vos
- N/RJillian Beukema
- N/RTracy Kleinschrodt
- N/RAndrea Frier
Measures (21)
Amendment 1: Requirements for Certain State Tax Law Changes
Official ballot language
Shall the following amendment to the Constitution be adopted? Provides that any bill to increase the individual income tax rate or the corporate income tax rate, or the rate of any other type of tax based upon income or legal and special reserves, shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the legislature for passage. Further, the two-thirds majority vote requirement applies to the passage of a bill to establish a new tax on any type of income or legal and special reserves imposed by the state. The requirement excludes taxes imposed at the option of a local government. A lawsuit challenging the proper enactment of a bill under this section must be filed no later than one year following the enactment. The Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding the following new section to new Article XIII: Passage of a bill that increases the individual income tax rate or the corporate income tax rate, or the rate of any other type of tax based upon income or legal and special reserves, shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the general assembly. This requirement does not apply to taxes imposed at the option of a local government. Passage of a bill that establishes a new tax on any type of income or legal and special reserves imposed by the state shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the general assembly. A lawsuit challenging the proper enactment of a bill under this section must be filed no later than one year following the enactment. If such a lawsuit is not filed within the one-year limit, the bill shall be considered properly enacted under this section. Each bill to which this section applies must include a separate provision describing the requirements for enactment prescribed by this section. The general assembly shall enact laws to implement this section.
Public Measure BV (Buena Vista Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Buena Vista Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure CC (Clear Creek Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Clear Creek Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure DM (Des Moines Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Des Moines Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure EC (Elk Creek Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Elk Creek Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure FV (Fairview Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Fairview Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure HG (Hickory Grove Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Hickory Grove Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure IND (Independence Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Independence Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure KEL (Kellogg Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Kellogg Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure LG (Lynn Grove Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Lynn Grove Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure MAL (Malaka Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Malaka Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure MAR (Mariposa Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Mariposa Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure MP (Mound Prairie Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Mound Prairie Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure NWT (Newton Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Newton Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure PA (Palo Alto Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Palo Alto Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure POW (Poweshiek Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Poweshiek Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure RCH (Richland Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Richland Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure RC (Rock Creek Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Rock Creek Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure SHM (Sherman Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Sherman Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure WSH (Washington Township officers by appointment)
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Shall the Jasper County Board of Supervisors fill the offices of Trustees and Clerk of Washington Township by appointment as the terms of office of the incumbent township officers expire?
Public Measure LL (PCM Community School District GO Bond)
Official ballot language
Shall the Board of Directors of the PCM Community School District in the Counties of Jasper, Polk, and Marion, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $14,195,000 to provide funds to remodel, repair, improve, and equip the Monroe campus, including classroom and career and technical education spaces; to build, furnish, and equip an addition to the Monroe campus, including a multipurpose performance gymnasium, support spaces, and site improvements; and to improve the Prairie City campus site, including playgrounds and parking?
Local measures appear only for voters in that school district, city or county.
Judges up for retention (8)
Court of Appeals Judge John M. Sandy · Court of Appeals Judge Julie A. Schumacher · Court of Appeals Judge Sharon Soorholtz Greer · District Court Judge Nicholas Bailey? (District 5A) · District Associate Judge Steven W. Guiter? (District 5A) · District Court Judge Michael K. Jacobsen? (District 5A) · District Court Judge Thomas P. Murphy? (District 5A) · District Associate Judge Mark F. Schlenker? (District 5A)
Voting in Sherman Township
- Election DayTuesday, November 3, 2026 · polls open 7 a.m.–8 p.m. If you're in line by 8 p.m., you can vote.
- Where to voteLook up your polling place with the Iowa Secretary of State.
- Register at the pollsIowa allows Election Day registration with ID and proof of residence.
- Absentee ballotsMust reach your county auditor before polls close — a postmark is not enough.
- IDIowa requires ID to vote. Full checklist →
Other townships in Jasper County
Buena Vista Township · Clear Creek Township · Des Moines Township · Fairview Township · Hickory Grove Township · Independence Township · Kellogg Township · Lynn Grove Township · Malaka Township · Mariposa Township · Mound Prairie Township · Newton Township · Palo Alto Township · Poweshiek Township · Richland Township · Rock Creek Township · Washington Township