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O'Brien County Board certifies Nov. 5 election results, records 7,569 total votes
Summary
The O'Brien County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted Resolution 2024-42 certifying the Nov. 5, 2024 general election results, recording a turnout of 7,569 and forwarding federal and state results to the Secretary of State for the state canvass.
The O'Brien County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 13 adopted Resolution 2024-42 certifying the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election returns and formally recorded the county turnout totals.
The resolution, introduced during the board's canvass at 9:15 a.m., states the board "do hereby certify the following TURNOUT REPORT and RESULTS" and that no obvious clerical errors were identified during the canvass. The board recorded 5,514 people voting at the polls on election day, 2,055 absentee ballots accepted for counting and five provisional ballots, for a total of 7,569 votes. The post-election audit of the Carroll-Floyd precinct performed Nov. 9 for the U.S. President/Vice President and County Sheriff races matched the election-day totals, the board noted. Federal and state results will be forwarded to the Iowa Secretary of State for the state canvass.
The certification document lists county winners for board-level and local offices, naming Jim Thomas (County Supervisor, Dist. 1), Barbara Rohwer (County Supervisor, Dist. 2), Nancy McDowell (County Supervisor, Dist. 3), Rhea Schmalen (County Auditor), and Bruce Devereaux (County Sheriff), among other township trustees and commissioners. The resolution was signed and attested on Nov. 13, 2024, with Tim Overmire identified as Chairperson and Barbara Rohwer as County Auditor.
The board recorded the certification as a formal administrative step required under §50.24 of the Code of Iowa; the county's canvass packet and the resolution will be part of the official state canvass record.
