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Fall 2025 Recertification and Retention Election Timeline

Download a printable pdf of the Election Timeline.  

Fall 2025 Election Timeline
DateEvent
August 1Employers can begin uploading a voter list.
August 15EAB files the Notice of Intent to conduct an election.
August 18 Requests for contract extensions are due.
August 25Last day for Employers to upload the voter list.
August 26EAB issues notice for show cause hearings.
August 28Employer Show Cause Hearings
September 2Last day for the CEO to approve the voter list.
September 3EAB issues notice for show cause hearings.
September 5CEO Show Cause Hearings
September 9EAB issues Notice of Election Fees.
September 19

Final day for the CEO to pay the election fee.  

Final day for the parties to finalize the voter list.

September 22EAB files Notice to Conduct an Election.
October 14Voting in the Fall Election begins.
October 28Voting in the Fall Election ends.
November 1Deadline for EAB to issue orders based on election results.
November 10Deadline for any post-election challenges.
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Preliminary List of BUs for the Fall Election

Download a pdf of the bargaining units identified for recertification in the Fall Election.  This list is effective June 25, 2025, and is subject to change.

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Available Training

We had statewide training on June 11, 2025.  There were six participants in-person and over 120 participants virtually.  Thank you everyone for your participation!  A video of the training and two short videos on uploading and reviewing the employee list is below.  

Click here to download a pdf of the slides from the training.

Click here to visit the Iowa EAB's YouTube channel.

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System Access

You will need access to both the EDMS system and suPERB.  (Clicking either link will take you to the specific database.)

For detailed instructions, please visit the suPERB and EDMS pages found under Public Collective Bargaining on this website.  

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