§ 275.35 — Change in number of directors — change in method of elections

Iowa § 275.35

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VII: EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
• Ch. 275: REORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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1. A school district may change the number of directors to either five or seven and may
also change its method of election of school directors to any method authorized by section
17 REORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, §275.37A
275.12 by submission of a proposal, stating the proposed new method of election, by the
school board of such district to the electors at an election held on a date specified in section
39.2, subsection 4, paragraph “c”. The school board shall notify the county commissioner of
electionswhoshallpublishnoticeoftheelectioninthemannerprovidedinsection49.53. The
election shall be conducted pursuant to chapters 39 through 53 by the county commissioner
of elections. Such proposal shall be adopted if it is approved by a majority of the votes cast
on the proposition.
2. Iftheproposaladoptedbythevotersrequirestheestablishmentoforchangeindirector
district boundaries, the school board shall draw the necessary boundaries within forty days
after the date of the election. The boundaries shall be drawn according to the requirements
of section 275.23A. Following adoption by the school board, the plan shall be submitted to
the state commissioner of elections for approval.

Legislative History

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §275.35]