An election has been called to fill the State Representative District 78 vacancy.
Sami Sheetz, a Democrat from Cedar Rapids, resigned his State House seat on April 1st after he was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Linn County Board of Supervisors.
The election for his replacement to the Iowa legislature will be held on Tuesday, April 29th. The timeline for this election is compressed due to the State Legislature being in session.
District 78 covers the southeastern portion of Cedar Rapids. Interested candidates have until 5 pm today (April 15th) to file with the Iowa Secretary of State’s office.
The Linn County Auditor’s Office is also accepting absentee ballot requests until 5 pm today (April 15th).
Election Day voting will be held Tuesday, April 29th from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters can use the Elections Lookup tool on the Linn County website to confirm their polling location.
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