General Election 2024

General Election Information 2024

The following item will be on the November 5 Ballot for Registered Slater Voters. (*Don't forget to turn your ballot over as this item will be on the back side of the ballot.)

Public Measure

Shall the City of Slater, State of Iowa, authorize a loan agreement and issue its General Obligation Capital Loan Notes in an amount not exceeding the amount of $2,500,000 for the purpose of paying costs of designing, constructing, equipping, and furnishing a new City Hall, Community Center, and Library building to be constructed on city-owned property located at 405 Main Street, with parking improvements, landscaping, signage, and related site improvements?

Vote 'yes' or 'no'
- In-person at the Slater Log Cabin (305 Benton St) from 7am-8pm
- Or, request an absentee ballot by Mon., Oct. 21

Additional information from the city regarding the bond vote:

The option to move forward with a third attempt at passing a general obligation capital loan note (bond) was first discussed and voted on at the August 15, 2024 city council meeting.

Discussions have revolved around possible downsizing the project, but all would like to see it move forward in some manner. There are grants available, but it is required to have at least 60% of funding in place in order to apply for these grants. As currently planned, the project is estimated to cost $6.4 million. This means fundraising needs to be at $3.8 million in order to apply for grants. Current fundraising is at $1.7 million. If the community approves the $2.5 million bond (requiring a minimum of 60% of the voters to be in favor of the bond in order to pass) then the City can write grants AND will continue to do fundraising with the intent to NOT use the entire bond.

To view a sample ballot, click here.

To vote by absentee ballot, click here.

To find information regarding voter registration & Story County elections in general, click here.

To read more about the new & updated CCL building plans, click here.

To read more about the tax impact, click here.

The direction of the project is now in the hands of the residents/voters.

If you have any further questions, please call City Hall at 515-685-2531, or email us at [email protected].