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House File 2005

Partial Bill History

Bill Introduced: H.J. 9
Committee Report Issued: H.J. 164 S.J. 796
Passed House: H.J. 782
Complete Bill History

Bill Text

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 368.19, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
  1  2 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    The committee shall approve or disapprove the petition or
  1  4 plan as amended, within ninety days of the final hearing, and
  1  5 shall file its decision for record and promptly notify the
  1  6 parties to the proceeding of its decision.  If a petition or
  1  7 plan is approved, the board shall set a date not less than
  1  8 thirty days nor more than ninety days after approval for a
  1  9 special election on the proposal and the county commissioner
  1 10 of elections shall conduct the election.  In a case of
  1 11 incorporation or discontinuance, registered voters of the
  1 12 territory or city may vote, and the proposal is authorized if
  1 13 a majority of those voting approves it.  In a case of
  1 14 annexation or severance, registered voters of the territory
  1 15 and of the city may vote, and the proposal is authorized if a
  1 16 majority of the total number of persons residing in the
  1 17 territory and voting approves it and if a majority of the
  1 18 total number of persons residing in the city and voting
  1 19 approves it.  In case of severance, registered voters of that
  1 20 area of the city to be severed and of the remainder of the
  1 21 city may vote, and the proposal is authorized if a majority of
  1 22 the total number of persons residing in the area to be severed
  1 23 and voting approves it and if a majority of the total number
  1 24 of persons residing in the remainder of the city and voting
  1 25 approves it.  However, if there are no registered voters in
  1 26 the territory to be severed or annexed, a special election on
  1 27 the proposal shall not be conducted.  In a case of
  1 28 consolidation, registered voters of each city to be
  1 29 consolidated may vote, and the proposal is authorized only if
  1 30 it receives a favorable majority vote in each city.  The
  1 31 county commissioner of elections shall publish notice of the
  1 32 election as provided in section 49.53 and shall conduct the
  1 33 election in the same manner as other special city elections.
  1 34    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE – APPLICABILITY.  This Act, being
  1 35 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment
  2  1 and applies to any special election conducted pursuant to
  2  2 section 368.19 after the effective date of this Act to approve
  2  3 or disapprove a petition pending before the city development
  2  4 board before the effective date of this Act.  
  2  5 HF 2005
  2  6 tj/pk/25

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