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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 43.49, Code 1995, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. The votes of all write-in candidates 1 4 who each received less than two percent of the votes cast for 1 5 an office reported collectively under the heading 1 6 "scattering". 1 7 Sec. 2. Section 43.53, Code 1995, is amended to read as 1 8 follows: 1 9 43.53 NOMINEES FOR SUBDIVISION OFFICE &endash; WRITE-IN 1 10 CANDIDATES. 1 11 The nominee of each political party for any office to be 1 12 filled by the voters of any township or other political 1 13 subdivision within the county shall be the person receiving 1 14 the highest number of votes cast in the primary election by 1 15 the voters of that party for the officeand that. That person 1 16 shall appear as the party's candidate for the office on the 1 17 general election ballot. A person whose name is not printed 1 18 on the official primary ballot shall not be declared nominated 1 19 as a candidate for such office in the general election unless 1 20 that person receivesthe greater ofat least five votesor a1 21number of votes equal to at least five percent of the votes1 22cast in the subdivision at the last preceding general election1 23for the party's candidate for president of the United States1 24or for governor, as the case may be. Nomination of a 1 25 candidate for the office of county supervisor elected from a 1 26 district within the county shall be governed by section 43.52 1 27 and not by this section. 1 28 Sec. 3. Section 43.63, Code 1995, is amended by striking 1 29 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 1 30 43.63 CANVASS BY STATE BOARD. 1 31 Upon receipt of the abstracts of votes from the counties, 1 32 the secretary of state shall immediately open the envelopes 1 33 and tabulate the results for all offices. Not later than the 1 34 twenty-seventh day after the primary election, the secretary 1 35 of state shall present to the state board of canvassers 2 1 abstracts showing the number of ballots cast by each political 2 2 party for each office and a summary of the results for each 2 3 office, showing the votes cast in each county. The state 2 4 board of canvassers shall review the results compiled by the 2 5 secretary of state and, if the results are accurately 2 6 tabulated, the state board shall approve the canvass. 2 7 Sec. 4. Section 43.88, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, 2 8 is amended to read as follows: 2 9 Nominations made to fill vacancies at a special election 2 10 shall be certified to the proper official not less than twenty 2 11 days prior to the date set for the special election. In the 2 12 event the special election is to fill a vacancy in the general 2 13 assembly while it is in session or within forty-five days of 2 14 the convening of any session, thetime limit herein provided2 15 nomination shallnot applybe certified not less than fourteen 2 16 days before the date of the special election. 2 17 Sec. 5. Section 44.4, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995, 2 18 is amended to read as follows: 2 19 Nominations made pursuant to this chapter and chapter 45 2 20 which are required to be filed in the office of the state 2 21 commissioner shall be filed in that office not more than 2 22 ninety-nine days nor later than five p.m. on the eighty-first 2 23 day before the date of the general election to be held in 2 24 November. Nominations made for a special election called 2 25 pursuant to section 69.14 shall be filed by five p.m. not less 2 26 than twenty days before the date of an election called upon at 2 27 least forty days' notice and not less thansevenfourteen days 2 28 before the date of an election called upon at leastten2 29 eighteen days' notice. Nominations made for a special 2 30 election called pursuant to section 69.14A shall be filed by 2 31 five p.m. not less than twenty days before the date of the 2 32 election. Nominations made pursuant to this chapter and 2 33 chapter 45 which are required to be filed in the office of the 2 34 commissioner shall be filed in that office not more than 2 35 ninety-two days nor later than five p.m. on the sixty-ninth 3 1 day before the date of the general election. Nominations made 3 2 pursuant to this chapter or chapter 45 for city office shall 3 3 be filed not more than seventy-two days nor later than five 3 4 p.m. on the forty-seventh day before the city election with 3 5 the city clerk, who shall process them as provided by law. 3 6 Sec. 6. Section 45.1, subsection 1, Code 1995, is amended 3 7 to read as follows: 3 8 1. Nominations for candidates for president and vice 3 9 president, governor and lieutenant governor, and for other 3 10 statewide elected offices may be made by nomination petitions 3 11 signed by not less than one thousand five hundred eligible 3 12 electors, including at least fifty signatures per county from 3 13 eligible electors residing in not less than ten counties of 3 14 the state. Each page of the nomination petition shall contain 3 15 signatures from a single county. 3 16 Sec. 7. Section 48A.19, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 3 17 1995, is amended to read as follows: 3 18 c. Other federaland stateagencies designated to provide 3 19 voter registration servicesinclude, including, butarenot 3 20 limited to, the United States armed forces recruiting offices. 3 21 Sec. 8. Section 48A.19, Code 1995, is amended by adding 3 22 the following new subsection: 3 23 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. The secretary of state, by rule, may 3 24 designate other state agencies as voter registration agencies. 3 25 Sec. 9. Section 49.66, Code 1995, is amended to read as 3 26 follows: 3 27 49.66 RESERVE SUPPLY OF BALLOTS. 3 28 The commissioner shall provide and retain at the 3 29 commissioner's office an ample supply of ballots, in addition 3 30 to those distributed to the several voting precincts, and if. 3 31 If at any time the ballots furnished to any precinct shall be 3 32 lost, destroyed, or if the chairperson of the precinct 3 33 election officials determines that the supply of ballots will 3 34 be exhausted before the polls are closed,on written3 35application, signed by a majority ofthe chairperson of the 4 1 precinct election officials ofsuchthe precinct, or signed4 2and sworn to by one of such officials, theshall immediately 4 3 contact the commissioner by telephone. If no telephone is 4 4 available, a messenger shall be sent to the commissioner with 4 5 a written application for additional ballots. The application 4 6 shall be signed by a majority of the precinct election 4 7 officials. The commissioner shall keep written records of all 4 8 requests for additional ballots and shall immediately cause to 4 9 be delivered tosuchthe officials, at the polling place, such 4 10 additional supply of ballots as may be required, and 4 11 sufficient to comply with the provisions of this chapter. 4 12 Sec. 10. Section 49.67, Code 1995, is amended by striking 4 13 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 4 14 49.67 FORM OF RESERVE SUPPLY. 4 15 The number of reserve ballots for each precinct shall be 4 16 determined by the commissioner. 4 17 If necessary, the commissioner or the commissioner's 4 18 designee may make photocopies of official ballots to replace 4 19 or replenish ballot supplies. The commissioner shall keep a 4 20 record of the number of photocopied ballots made for each 4 21 precinct, the name of the person who made the photocopies, and 4 22 the date, time, and location at which the photocopies were 4 23 made. These records shall be made on forms and following 4 24 procedures prescribed by the secretary of state by 4 25 administrative rule. 4 26 In any precinct where photocopied ballots are used, each 4 27 photocopied ballot shall be initialed as required by section 4 28 49.82 by two precinct officials immediately before being 4 29 issued to the voter. In partisan elections the two precinct 4 30 officials shall be of different political parties. 4 31 Sec. 11. Section 50.24, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995, 4 32 is amended to read as follows: 4 33 The county board of supervisors shall meet to canvass the 4 34 vote on the first Monday or Tuesday after the day of each 4 35 election to which this chapter is applicable, unless the law 5 1 authorizing the election specifies another date for the 5 2 canvass. If that Monday or Tuesday is a public holiday, 5 3 section 4.1, subsection 34 controls. Upon convening, the 5 4 board shall open and canvass the tally lists and shall prepare 5 5 abstracts stating, in words written at length, the number of 5 6 votes cast in the county, or in that portion of the county in 5 7 which the election was held, for each office and on each 5 8 question on the ballot for the election. The board shall 5 9 contact the chairperson of the special precinct board before 5 10 adjourning and include in the canvass any absentee ballots 5 11 which were received after the polls closed in accordance with 5 12 section 53.17 and which were canvassed by the special precinct 5 13 board after election day. The abstract shall further indicate 5 14 the name of each person who received votes for each office on 5 15 the ballot, and the number of votes each person named received 5 16 for that office, and the number of votes for and against each 5 17 question submitted to the voters at the election. The votes 5 18 of all write-in candidates who each received less than two 5 19 percent of the votes cast for an office shall be reported 5 20 collectively under the heading "scattering". 5 21 Sec. 12. Section 50.36, Code 1995, is amended by striking 5 22 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 5 23 50.36 ENVELOPES CONTAINING OTHER ABSTRACTS. 5 24 The secretary of state, upon receipt of the envelopes 5 25 containing the abstracts of votes, shall open and tabulate the 5 26 results for all offices except governor and lieutenant 5 27 governor. 5 28 Sec. 13. Section 50.37, Code 1995, is amended to read as 5 29 follows: 5 30 50.37 STATE CANVASSING BOARD. 5 31 The executive council shall constitute a board of 5 32 canvassers of all abstracts of votes required to be filed with 5 33 the state commissioner, except for the offices of governor and 5 34 lieutenant governor.No member of such board shall take part5 35in canvassing the votes for an office for which the member is6 1a candidate.Any clerical error found by the secretary of 6 2 state or state board of canvassers shall be corrected by the 6 3 county commissioner in a letter addressed to the state board 6 4 of canvassers. 6 5 Sec. 14. Section 50.38, Code 1995, is amended by striking 6 6 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 6 7 50.38 TIME OF STATE CANVASS. 6 8 Not later than twenty-seven days after the day of the 6 9 election, the secretary of state shall present to the board of 6 10 state canvassers abstracts of votes cast at the election 6 11 showing the number of ballots cast for each office and a 6 12 summary of the results for each office, showing the votes cast 6 13 in each county. The state board of canvassers shall review 6 14 the results compiled by the secretary of state and, if the 6 15 results are accurately tabulated, the state board shall 6 16 approve the canvass. 6 17 Sec. 15. NEW SECTION. 50.49 RECOUNTS FOR PUBLIC 6 18 MEASURES. 6 19 A recount for any public measure shall be ordered by the 6 20 board of canvassers if a petition requesting a recount is 6 21 filed with the county commissioner not later than three days 6 22 after the completion of the canvass of votes for the election 6 23 at which the question appeared on the ballot. The petition 6 24 shall be signed by the greater of not less than ten eligible 6 25 electors or a number of eligible electors equaling one percent 6 26 of the total number of votes cast upon the public measure. 6 27 Each petitioner must be a person who was entitled to vote on 6 28 the public measure in question or would have been so entitled 6 29 if registered to vote. 6 30 The recount shall be conducted by a board which shall 6 31 consist of: 6 32 1. A designee named in the petition requesting the 6 33 recount. 6 34 2. A designee named by the commissioner at or before the 6 35 time the board is required to convene. 7 1 3. A person chosen jointly by the members designated under 7 2 subsections 1 and 2. 7 3 The commissioner shall convene the persons designated under 7 4 subsections 1 and 2 not later than nine a.m. on the seventh 7 5 day following the canvass of the election in question. If 7 6 those two members cannot agree on the third member by eight 7 7 a.m. on the ninth day following the canvass, they shall 7 8 immediately notify the chief judge of the judicial district in 7 9 which the canvass is occurring, who shall appoint the third 7 10 member not later than five p.m. on the eleventh day following 7 11 the canvass. 7 12 The petitioners requesting the recount shall post a bond as 7 13 required by section 50.48, subsection 2. The amount of the 7 14 bond shall be one thousand dollars for a public measure 7 15 appearing on the ballot statewide or one hundred dollars for 7 16 any other public measure. If the difference between the 7 17 affirmative and negative votes cast on the public measure is 7 18 less than the greater of fifty votes or one percent of the 7 19 total number of votes cast for and against the question, a 7 20 bond is not required. 7 21 The procedure for the recount shall follow the provisions 7 22 of section 50.48, subsections 4 through 7, as far as possible. 7 23 Sec. 16. Section 53.2, unnumbered paragraph 4, Code 1995, 7 24 is amended to read as follows: 7 25If theAn applicationisfor a primary election ballotand7 26the request is for a ballot ofwhich specifies a party 7 27 different from that recorded on the registered voter's voter 7 28 registration record, the requested ballot shall be mailed or7 29given to the applicant together with a "Change or Declaration7 30of Party Affiliation" form as prescribed in section 43.42, to7 31be completed by the registered voter at the time of voting.7 32Upon receipt of the properly completed form, theshall be 7 33 accepted as a change or declaration of party affiliation. The 7 34 commissioner shall approve the change or declaration and enter 7 35 a notation of the change on the registration records. A 8 1 notice shall be sent with the ballot requested informing the 8 2 voter that the voter's registration record will be changed to 8 3 show that the voter is now affiliated with the party whose 8 4 ballot the voter requested. 8 5 Sec. 17. Section 53.11, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, 8 6 is amended to read as follows: 8 7 Satellite absentee voting stationsshallmay be established 8 8 throughout the cities and county at the direction of the 8 9 commissioneror upon receipt of a. A petition signed by not 8 10 less than one hundred eligible electors requesting that a 8 11 satellite absentee voting station be established at a location 8 12 to be described on the petition. A petition requesting a8 13satellite absentee voting station mustmay be filed no later 8 14 than five p.m. on theeleventheighteenth day before the 8 15 election. The county commissioner may decline to provide a 8 16 satellite absentee voting station at the location requested if 8 17 the site is within two miles of another satellite absentee 8 18 voting station provided for the same election. The 8 19 commissioner shall refuse to provide a satellite absentee 8 20 voting station at the site requested if the site is not 8 21 accessible to the elderly and disabled, or if the satellite 8 22 absentee voting station is requested to be located within two 8 23 miles of a political event while the event is ongoing or 8 24 within one hour after the event has concluded. If the 8 25 commissioner does not establish the satellite absentee voting 8 26 station as requested in the petition, the commissioner shall 8 27 notify a person designated by the petition as the contact 8 28 person for the petitioners. A satellite absentee voting 8 29 station established by petition must be open at leastone day8 30from eight a.m. until five p.m.three consecutive hours. A 8 31 satellite absentee voting station established at the direction 8 32 of the commissioner or by petition may remain open until five 8 33 p.m. on the day before the election. 8 34 Sec. 18. Section 53.23, subsection 4, Code 1995, is 8 35 amended to read as follows: 9 1 4. The room where members of the special precinct election 9 2 board are engaged in counting absentee ballots during the 9 3 hours the polls are open shall be policed so as to prevent any 9 4 person other than those whose presence is authorized by this 9 5 subsection from obtaining information about the progress of 9 6 the count. The only persons who may be admitted to that room 9 7 are the members of the board, one challenger representing each 9 8 political party, one observer representing any nonparty 9 9 political organization or any candidate nominated by petition 9 10 pursuant to chapter 45 or any other nonpartisan candidate in a 9 11 city or school election appearing on the ballot of the 9 12 election in progress, one observer representing persons 9 13 supporting a public measure appearing on the ballot and one 9 14 observer representing persons opposed to such measure, and the 9 15 commissioner or the commissioner's designee. It shall be 9 16 unlawful for any of these persons to communicate or attempt to 9 17 communicate, directly or indirectly, information regarding the 9 18 progress of the count at any time before the polls are closed. 9 19 Sec. 19. Section 69.14, Code 1995, is amended to read as 9 20 follows: 9 21 69.14 SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCIES. 9 22 A special election to fill a vacancy shall be held for a 9 23 representative in Congress, or senator or representative in 9 24 the general assembly, when the body in which such vacancy 9 25 exists is in session, or will convene prior to the next 9 26 general election, and the governor shall order, not later than 9 27 five days from the date the vacancy exists, a special 9 28 election, giving not less than forty days' notice of such 9 29 election. In the event the special election is to fill a 9 30 vacancy in the general assembly while it is in session or 9 31 within forty-five days of the convening of any session, the 9 32 time limithereinprovided in this section shall not apply and 9 33 the governor shall order such special election at the earliest 9 34 practical time, giving at leastteneighteen days' notice 9 35thereofof the special election. Any special election called 10 1 under this section must be held on a Tuesday and shall not be 10 2 held on the same day as a school election within the district. 10 3 Sec. 20. Section 275.23A, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 10 4 amended to read as follows: 10 5 1. School districts which have directors who represent 10 6 director districts as provided in section 275.12, subsection 10 7 2, paragraphs "b", "c", "d", and "e", shall be divided into 10 8 director districts according to the following standards: 10 9 a. All director district boundaries shall follow the 10 10precinctboundaries of areas for which official population 10 11 figures are available from the most recent federal decennial 10 12 census and, wherever possible, shall follow precinct 10 13 boundaries. 10 14 b. To the extent possible in order to comply with 10 15 paragraph "a", all director districts shall be as nearly equal 10 16 as practicable to the ideal population for the districts as 10 17 determined by dividing the number of districts to be 10 18 established into the population of the school district. 10 19 c. All districts shall be composed of contiguous territory 10 20 as compact as practicable unless the school district is 10 21 composed of marginally adjacent territory. A school district 10 22 which is composed of marginally adjacent territory shall have 10 23 director districts composed of contiguous territory to the 10 24 extent practicable. 10 25 d. Consideration shall not be given to the addresses of 10 26 incumbent officeholders, political affiliations of registered 10 27 voters, previous election results, or demographic information 10 28 other than population head counts, except as required by the 10 29 Constitution and the laws of the United States. 10 30 e. Cities shall not be divided into two or more districts 10 31 unless the population of the city is greater than the ideal 10 32 size of a director district. Cities shall be divided into the 10 33 smallest number of director districts possible. 10 34 Sec. 21. Section 277.4, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, 10 35 is amended to read as follows: 11 1 Each candidate shall be nominated by petition. If the 11 2 candidate is running for an at-large seat in the district, the 11 3 petition must be signed by at least ten eligible electors, or 11 4 a number of eligible electors equal in number to not less than 11 5 one percent of thequalified electorsregistered voters of the 11 6 school districtor one hundred eligible electors of the11 7district, whichever is less. If the candidate is running for 11 8 a seatinwhich is voted for only by the voters of a director 11 9 district, the petition must be signed by at least ten eligible 11 10 electors of the director district or a number of eligible 11 11 electors equal in number to not less than one percent of the 11 12qualified electorsregistered voters in the director district 11 13or one hundred eligible electors in the district, whichever is11 14less. A petition filed under this section shall not be 11 15 required to have more than one hundred signatures. Signers of 11 16 nomination petitions shall include their addresses and the 11 17 date of signing, and must reside in the same director district 11 18 as the candidate if directors are elected by the voters of a 11 19 director district, rather than at large. A person may sign 11 20 nomination petitions for more than one candidate for the same 11 21 office, and the signature is not invalid solely because the 11 22 person signed nomination petitions for one or more other 11 23 candidates for the office. The petition shall be filed with 11 24 the affidavit of the candidate being nominated, stating the 11 25 candidate's name, place of residence, that such person is a 11 26 candidate and is eligible for the office the candidate seeks, 11 27 and that if elected the candidate will qualify for the office. 11 28 The affidavit shall also state that the candidate is aware 11 29 that the candidate is disqualified from holding office if the 11 30 candidate has been convicted, and never pardoned, of a felony 11 31 or other infamous crime. 11 32 Sec. 22. Section 296.2, Code 1995, is amended to read as 11 33 follows: 11 34 296.2 PETITION FOR ELECTION. 11 35 Before indebtedness can be contracted in excess of one and 12 1 one-quarter percent of the assessed value of the taxable 12 2 property, a petition signed bya numbereligible electors 12 3 equal in number to twenty-five percent of those voting at the 12 4 last election of school officials shall be filed with the 12 5 president of the board of directors, asking that an election 12 6 be called, stating the amount of bonds proposed to be issued 12 7 and the purpose or purposes for which the indebtedness is to 12 8 be created, and that the purpose or purposes cannot be 12 9 accomplished within the limit of one and one-quarter percent 12 10 of the valuation. The petition may request the calling of an 12 11 election on one or more propositions and a proposition may 12 12 include one or more purposes. 12 13 Sec. 23. NEW SECTION. 376.12 QUESTIONS SUBMITTED TO CITY 12 14 ELECTORATE. 12 15 The question of expansion of an existing activity or 12 16 operation located within the corporate limits of a city shall 12 17 be submitted to only the voters of the city for approval by 12 18 referendum, any statutes to the contrary notwithstanding. 12 19 Sec. 24. Section 384.12, subsection 20, paragraph a, Code 12 20 1995, is amended to read as follows: 12 21 a. The election may be held as specifiedhereinin this 12 22 subsection if notice is given by the city council, not later 12 23 thanFebruary 15thirty-two days before the second Tuesday in 12 24 March, to the county commissioner of elections that the 12 25 election is to be held. 12 26 EXPLANATION 12 27 This bill makes numerous changes to the election laws. 12 28 Code sections 43.49 and 50.24 are amended to provide that 12 29 write-in votes constituting less than 2 percent of the vote 12 30 for an office shall be listed on the abstract of votes under 12 31 the heading "scattering". 12 32 Code section 43.53 is amended to allow for nomination for 12 33 any township office by write-in votes if the person receives 12 34 at least five votes. 12 35 Code sections 43.63 and 50.36 through 50.38 are amended to 13 1 require that tabulation of the county abstracts of votes 13 2 begins as soon as the abstracts are available from the 13 3 counties. Under present law, the tabulation is to begin 13 4 nearly two weeks after the primary election and three weeks 13 5 after the general election. 13 6 Amendments to Code sections 43.88, 44.4, and 69.14 increase 13 7 the amount of time required for notice of a special election 13 8 to fill a vacancy in the general assembly while it is in 13 9 session or within 45 days of convening. The bill requires the 13 10 governor to give at least 18 days' notice of the election. 13 11 Present law requires the governor to give 10 days' notice. 13 12 The candidate filing deadline is changed from seven to 14 days 13 13 before the date of the election. 13 14 Code section 45.1 is amended to provide that candidates for 13 15 statewide office seeking nomination by petition under chapter 13 16 45 collect at least 50 signatures in each of 10 counties and 13 17 that each page of the nomination petition include signatures 13 18 from only one county. 13 19 Code section 48A.19 is amended to delete the requirement 13 20 that the secretary of state designate state agencies as voter 13 21 registration agencies other than those agencies specifically 13 22 identified in the National Voter Registration Act. New 13 23 subsection 1A is added to section 48A.19 to make discretionary 13 24 the designation of other state agencies as voter registration 13 25 agencies. 13 26 Code section 49.66 is amended to require that precinct 13 27 election officials telephone the county auditor to request 13 28 additional ballots as soon as they believe that additional 13 29 ballots are needed. If no telephone is available, the 13 30 officials are required to send a written request for 13 31 additional ballots with a messenger. 13 32 Code section 49.67 is amended to allow the county auditor 13 33 to photocopy additional ballots if the supply of ballots is 13 34 insufficient. The bill also requires that two precinct 13 35 election officials initial the photocopied ballots voted in 14 1 partisan elections. 14 2 Code section 50.49 is created to allow persons to request a 14 3 recount of a public measure. Under present law, the only way 14 4 to obtain a recount for a public measure on the ballot is to 14 5 contest the election. 14 6 Code section 53.2 is amended to provide that a request for 14 7 an absentee ballot for a primary election for a political 14 8 party other than the one with which the voter is registered 14 9 shall serve as a declaration of party affiliation. The bill 14 10 requires the auditor to send the voter a notice that the 14 11 voter's registration record has been changed to reflect the 14 12 change in party affiliation. Present law provides that when a 14 13 voter requests a primary election ballot for a political party 14 14 other than the one with which the voter is registered, the 14 15 auditor shall send the voter a change of party affiliation 14 16 form with the ballot. If the voter does not complete this 14 17 form, the voter's ballot is rejected. 14 18 Code section 53.11 is amended to give the county auditor 14 19 the discretion to decline to provide a satellite absentee 14 20 voting station if the site requested on the petition is within 14 21 two miles of a political event while the event is occurring or 14 22 within one hour after the event is over. 14 23 Code section 53.23 is amended to allow persons in favor of 14 24 a public measure on the ballot and persons opposed to the 14 25 measure to be observers allowed to be present at the counting 14 26 of the absentee ballots on the measure. 14 27 Code section 275.23A is amended to make two technical 14 28 corrections regarding the drawing of school director district 14 29 boundaries. The bill adds two types of school director 14 30 district plans to the list of plans required to comply with 14 31 standards for drawing boundaries. The bill also provides that 14 32 school director district boundaries follow census block lines 14 33 rather than the precinct boundaries of those areas which have 14 34 census block lines. An amendment to this section enacted by 14 35 the general assembly in 1994 omitted striking the word 15 1 "precinct". 15 2 Code section 275.51 is amended to require that a petition 15 3 requesting establishment of a school district dissolution 15 4 commission be signed by at least 20 percent of the registered 15 5 voters in the district. Present law requires that the 15 6 petition be signed by at least 20 percent of the eligible 15 7 electors in the district. 15 8 Code section 277.4 is amended to change the number of 15 9 signatures of eligible electors required on a nomination 15 10 petition for a school district director board from a number 15 11 equal to not less than 1 percent of the number of registered 15 12 voters in the district to a number equal to not less than 1 15 13 percent of the number of registered voters in the district, 15 14 but at least 10. 15 15 Code section 296.2 amends the school corporation bond 15 16 issuance petition requirement to specify that the petition may 15 17 be signed by eligible electors. 15 18 New section 376.12 is created to provide that the question 15 19 of expansion of an activity or operation within the corporate 15 20 limits of a city shall be referred only to the voters of that 15 21 city. 15 22 Code section 384.12, subsection 20, is amended to require 15 23 that a city council give notice of a special election on the 15 24 question of whether to exceed the statutory property tax levy 15 25 limit at least 32 days before the date of the election, which 15 26 is held on the second Tuesday in March. Present law provides 15 27 that notice shall be given by February 15. 15 28 LSB 1722HC 76 15 29 sc/sc/14
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