Lucas County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections

Notice of Intent to Fill Vacancy of the Lucas County Auditor and Commissioner

of Elections By Appointment Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 69.14A & Letter of

Interest for Consideration of Appointment

Notice is hereby given that the Lucas County Board of Supervisors of Lucas County,

Iowa, intends to fill the pending vacancy of the Lucas County Auditor by appointment due to

the retirement of Julie L Masters Lucas County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. Said

appointment shall be for the period until the next pending election as defined in Iowa Code

Section 69.14 and shall be made within forty days after the vacancy occurs on December 31,

2026.

The person appointed to fill the vacancy shall have resided in Lucas County sixty days

prior to the appointment pursuant to Iowa Code Section 69.14A (1)(a)(1). Anyone requesting to

be considered for the vacancy may send or deliver a letter of interest and resume to: Lucas

County Auditor, 916 Braden Ave., Chariton, IA 50049, on or before 3:30 p.m. on November 6,

2026. Applications are available on the website at lucascounty.iowa.gov.

Said appointment is scheduled to take place during the January 4, 2027, Lucas County Board

of Supervisors' meeting at 8:30 a.m. in the Supervisors' Office at the Courthouse , 916 Braden Ave.,

Chariton, IA 50049.

Notice is further given that the electors of Lucas County have the right to file a petition in

accordance with the Code of Iowa 69.14A requesting a Special Election to fill the Vacancy. Said

petition shall be filed with the County Auditor within fourteen days after publication of this

notice or within fourteen days after the vacancy is filled by appointment. The petition shall meet

the requirements of Code of Iowa 331.306 which, in part, states the petition must be signed by a

number equal to or greater than at least 10 percent of the votes cast in the County for the office

of president or governor at the preceding General Election.

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