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What's on the ballot in Tama Township, Tama 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.
Tama Township races (1)
Tama Township Clerk
- N/RJudy Welch
Statewide races (every Iowa ballot)
United States Senator
- BAshley Hinson(R)
- DJosh Turek(D)
- CThomas Laehn(Lib)
Tama County races (5)
Tama County Treasurer
- N/RKathy Holtz(R)
Tama County Recorder
- N/RAmelia Kemper(R)
Tama County Attorney
- N/RBrent D. Heeren(R)
Tama County Agricultural Extension Council
- N/RDonald Linnenbrink
- N/RSandy Supianoski
- N/RJudith Morrison
- N/RClinton Murty
- N/RJackie Skala
Tama County Agricultural Extension Council - To Fill a Vacancy
- N/RCathy Gethmann
May be on your ballot (2)
Supervisor seats elected by district. Check your county auditor's sample ballot.
Tama County Board of Supervisors, District 2
- N/RDavid W Turner(R)
Tama County Board of Supervisors, District 3
- N/RHeather Knebel(R)
Measures (3)
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 TX
Official ballot language
Proposition by the eligible electors of Tama County to decrease the number of supervisors to three. Shall the Following Public Measure be adopted? Public Measure TX The number of Tama County Supervisors shall be decreased from five members to three members.
Kirkwood Community College Public Measure NC
Official ballot language
Shall Kirkwood Community College (Merged Area X) in the Counties of Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Poweshiek, Tama, and Washington, be authorized to renovate, improve, erect, and equip facilities to modernize learning spaces with an emphasis on health sciences, industrial technologies, agricultural sciences, and business and information technology, contract indebtedness therefor, and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not exceeding $88,000,000 for those purposes?
Local measures appear only for voters in that school district, city or county.
Judges up for retention (9)
Court of Appeals Judge John M. Sandy · Court of Appeals Judge Julie A. Schumacher · Court of Appeals Judge Sharon Soorholtz Greer · District Court Judge Jason D. Besler? (District 6) · District Court Judge Mark Fisher? (District 6) · District Court Judge Michael Harris? (District 6) · District Associate Judge Angie Johnston? (District 6) · District Associate Judge Casey D. Jones? (District 6) · District Associate Judge Kristin Schneider? (District 6)
Voting in Tama 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 →
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