Iowa § 145A.7 Special election

Iowa Statutes

§ 145A.7 — Special election

Iowa § 145A.7

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 145AAREA HOSPITALS

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Iowa Code § 145A.7 (2026).

Text

When a protesting petition is received, the officials receiving the petition shall call a special
election of all registered voters of that political subdivision upon the question of approving or
rejecting the order setting out the proposed merger plan. The election shall be held on a date
specified in section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph “a” or “b”, as applicable. The vote will be
taken by ballot in the form provided by sections 49.43 through 49.47, and the election shall be
initiated and held as provided in chapter 49. A majority vote of those registered voters voting
at the special election shall be sufficient to approve the order and thus include the political
subdivision within the merged area.

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When a protesting petition is received, the officials receiving the petition shall call a special
election of all registered voters of that political subdivision upon the question of approving or
rejecting the order setting out the proposed merger plan. The election shall be held on a date
specified in section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph “a” or “b”, as applicable. The vote will be
taken by ballot in the form provided by sections 49.43 through 49.47, and the election shall be
initiated and held as provided in chapter 49. A majority vote of those registered voters voting
at the special election shall be sufficient to approve the order and thus include the political
subdivision within the merged area.