Nomination petitions for County offices in Iowa may be filed from August 8 through August 31, 2016.
One of the county offices elected on a non-partisan ballot is that of a Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner. While candidates would not run on a Libertarian Party ticket, the LPIA encourages Libertarians to consider seeking these seats. As with the Libertarians serving on city councils throughout the state, Libertarians serving on their Soil and Water Conservation commissions would gain valuable experience and help bring libertarian principles to local government.
NEWS RELEASE from Iowa Secretary of Agriculture:
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey encouraged Iowans interested in protecting our state’s soil and water resources to consider running to serve as a Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner. Anyone interested in becoming a commissioner should contact their local Soil and Water Conservation District. Nomination papers must be filed by August 31, 2016.
“Each of Iowa’s 100 Soil and Water Conservation Districts are managed by five volunteer commissioners who help their community meet their conservation priorities,” Northey said. “Commissioners help oversee the distribution of federal, state and local conservation aid in their community.”
Each of the 100 Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) in Iowa (one in each county and two in Pottawattamie) is composed of five commissioners and are the local legal subdivisions of state government responsible under state law for soil and water conservation work within their boundaries. Candidates are elected locally on a nonpartisan ballot during the general election.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provide assistance to the commissioners as they seek to address the natural resource issues that are most critical in their districts.
More information can be found on the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship website at www.IowaAgriculture.gov and click on the “Conservation” link on the top of the page.
