we reached out to kevin kula he did not respond. if the ballot issue passes, the terms for all 5 supervisors would be up by the end of 2018. people in marion will vote on a referendum today on how to elect their city council members. right now, the city has 3 at large council members and 4 ward council members. but the entire city is allowed to vote for all 7 counl people elect 1 member from their own ward, plus the 3 at-large spots. voters in iowa city can decide on a measure that could lower the number of signatures needed to bring future initiatives and referendums in front of the city council. current code says at least 25% of the number of people who vote in the last city election has to sign the document. if this measure passes today, it would lower that number to 10%. today, we hope you'll stay with t-v 9 for election share your voting experience with the hashtag i-a votes. when the polls close at 9, join us for a facebook live to look at election results with some analysis. and don't miss a special edition of the t-v 9 news

kevin kula started circulating the petition a year ago. he believes the board members are overpaid for the amount of work they do. right now, the pay for each voters approve the change, the county would also have to redesign the districts each supervisor would represent, reducing them from 5 to 3. supervisor amy johnson opposes the change. "when you have five supervisors, um you have people representing people in all those small towns of linn county. ya know-central city, palo, prairieburg. and i think people in those towns would really suffer if they didn't have their voices heard through a representative." we reached out to kevin kula for a comment on his support for the change, but he did not respond. if the ballot issue passes, the terms for all 5 supervisors would be up by the end of 2018. also, in linn county people will be voting on a $40 million dollar bond issue. most of the money from the bond would fund water and land protection to improve water quality and mitigate flooding. some would also pay for improving parks and trails in

we reached out to kevin kula he did not respond. if the ballot issue passes, the terms for all 5 supervisors would be up by the end of 2018. people in marion will vote on a referendum today on how to elect their city council members. right now, the city has 3 at large council members and 4 ward council members. but the entire city is allowed to vote for all 7 council members. the proposed change would have people elect 1 member from their own ward, plus the 3 at-large voters in iowa city can decide on a measure that could lower the number of signatures needed to bring future initiatives and referendums in front of the city council. current code says at least 25% of the number of people who vote in the last city election has to sign the document. if this measure passes today, it would lower that number to 10%. today, we hope you'll stay with t-v 9 for election coverage. first, follow us on social media for updates all day, and share your voting experience with the hashtag i-a us for a facebook live to look at election results with so

kevin kula started circulating the petition a year ago. he believes the board members are overpaid for the amount of work they do. right now, the pay for each supervisor is more than 103-thousand dollars. if voters approve the change, the county would also have to redesign the districts each supervisor would represent. supervisor amy johnson opposes the change. "when you have five supervisors, representing people in all those small towns of linn county. ya know-central city, palo, prairieburg. and i think people in those towns would really suffer if they didn't have their voices heard through a representative." we reached out to kevin kula for a comment on his support for the change, but he did not respond. if the ballot issue passes, the terms for all 5 supervisors would be up by the end of 2018. democrats and republicans are trying to hang onto their respective majorities in the legislature. democrats have a slim majority in the senate -- 26-24. all but one of the senate incumbents are running for re-election. republicans control the iow

we reached out to kevin kula for a comment today supporting the change, but he did not respond. if the ballot issue passes, the terms for all five supervisors would be up by the end of 2018. iowa republicans showed support the group included first district congressman rod blum and also former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. it was a final effort to get people to the polls tomorrow. blum, who's seeking his second term, thanked voters for supporting republicans in past elections, and he encouraged them to continue tomorrow. "14:21i don't think we ever stop and think about that. we're in the process of turning iowa red, and it doesn't happen overnight. and it's not because of us. we're just doing what you pay us to do. its because of you. grassroots are doing this." the group also stopped in waterloo and will be trying to win last minute support in mason city tonight. monica vernon joined fellow voters at the polls today. the democrat is hoping to unseat blum in the first congressional district of iowa. she waited in line for more than an hour at the linn county auditor's offic

kevin kula who started circulating a petition for the change a year ago said fewer supervisors affect people living in rural areas. "the reason we went to 5 supervisors was to increase and improve rural representation on the board of supervisors. um, i'm not sure i can see a way to split the county into thirds. " the board will officially go back to three supervisors in january 2018. newly elected president donald trump considered him a likely loser. the latest loras college poll showed hillary clinton and donald trump just one percent apart in iowa. three days before the elections clinton had 44 percent, while 43 percent supported trump. several other states showed clinton ahead in polls - only to see trump win on election night. so how did so many polls miss it? kcrg tv-9's dubuque bureau chief katie wiedemann talked with the director of the loras poll to get that answer. katie? they say it's important to remember polls capture a snap shot of situation. not always the whole picture. directors say, in this election, the state polls didn't match up with what voters actually ended up d

kevin kula started the petition - and says it's not what was promised a decade ago. did was to add numbers , they were going to share the salary .. are we better off a& the 11,000 signatures or so we got them people say we're not better off " "others like supervisor ben rogers - who was added to the board when it expanded from three to five - - ten years ago say reducing the size won't be represented. we'll see what voters decide tonight- kelli back to you today the 20-16 election finally comes to a close.and many voters on both sides of the aisle are reporting strong back to you. >>> the 2016 election finally comes to a close. many odors on both sides of the aisle are reporting strong feelings of anxiety and fear about the outcome. doctors say politics keeping you up at night and you are not alone. we give you tips on how to calm down with your election stress. >> these two say that their first presidential election has been extremely stressful. >> what form does your stress take? >> it is like a big headache that is just over and over again. it keeps coming on. >>

kevin kula who started circulating a petition for the change a year ago said fewer supervisors will cut costs. but supervisor john harris says the expansion allowed smaller towns to have a voice. "the reason we went to 5 supervisors was to increase and improve rural representation on the board of supervisors. um, i'm not sure i can see a way to split the county into thirds. " the board will officially go back to 3 supervisors in january 2018. cedar rapids will soon get a new mayor...for a day. that was the top prize for the c-r gavel challenge. cedar rapids mayor ron corbett is announcing the winners of the challenge today. the challenge pushed people to support area businesses that were forced to close during the flood of 2016. those that visited and posted their pictures to #crgavelchall enge were part of a contest for the mayor title and other prizes. senator joni ernst is presenting several medals to a vietnam veteran today. today at 1 p-m, she is giving veteran chester hendrickson 4 awards, including the silver star and the bronze star. the ceremony is at the veterans memorial buil

kevin kula who started circulating a petition for the change a year ago said fewer supervisors will cut costs. but supervisor john harris says the expansion allowed smaller towns to have a voice. "the reason we went to 5 supervisors was to increase and the board of supervisors. um, i'm not sure i can see a way to split the county into thirds. " the board will officially go back to 3 supervisors in january 2018. cedar rapids will soon get a new mayor...for a day. that was the top prize for the c-r gavel challenge. cedar rapids mayor ron corbett is announcing the winners of the challenge today. the challenge pushed people to support area businesses that were forced to close during the flood of 2016. ts posted their pictures to social media using the hashtag #crgavelchall enge were part of a contest for the mayor title and other prizes. senator joni ernst is presenting several medals to a vietnam veteran today. today at 1 p-m, she is giving veteran chester hendrickson 4 awards, including the silver star and the bronze star. the ceremony is at the veterans memorial building in cedar rapids.

kevin kula who started circulating a petition for will cut costs. but supervisor john harris says the expansion allowed smaller towns to have a voice. "the reason we went to 5 supervisors was to increase and improve rural representation on the board of supervisors. um, i'm not sure i can see a way to split the county into thirds. " the board will officially go back to 3 supervisors in january 2018. a chilly start today, but the sun is now outside. last into the weekend? another day, another sunny afternoon. blue skies continue with a mild highs well into the 60s. it'll be breezy at times with a southwest wind occasionally gusting to or a bit more mostly clear tonight, although a weak cold front will pass by, knocking us down into the 50 to 55-degree range for highs on friday. the weekend starts on a seasonably chilly note with lows in the upper 20s, but sunshine will make for pleasant afternoons. we'll reach the lower 50s again saturday and push into the upper 50s sunday. highs remain above normal throughout next week, generally close to 60 degrees.

kevin kula started circulating the petition a year ago. he believes the board members are overpaid for the amount of work they do. right now, the pay for each supervisor is more than $103,000 dollars. one supervisor says without 5 supervisors, some small towns wouldn't be heard. if voters approve the change, the county would also have to redesign the districts each supervisor would represent, reducing them from 5 to 3. people in marion will vote on a referendum city council members. right now, the city has 3 at large council members and 4 ward council members. but the entire city is allowed to vote for all 7 council members. the proposed change would have people elect 1 member from their own ward, plus the 3 at-large spots. and now here's your first alert forecast. plan on a breezy and cooler election day. clouds should clear the area by 8am at the latest, allowing for sunny sky today. temperatures back well into the 50s by 2- 3pm. plan on wind speeds anywhere from 10-20 much of the day out of the northwest. through the rest of the week, t