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House Journal: Page 807: Thursday, March 19, 1998

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 1     2.  After the resolution is filed, the county
 2   commissioner shall prepare a written plan for conduct
 3   of the election as provided in section 49B.7.  At
 4   least sixty days prior to the date set for the
 5   election, the county commissioner shall forward a copy
 6   of the written plan to the governing body concerned.
 7     Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  49B.6  INITIATION BY
 8   COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
 9     1.  The county commissioner may conduct an election
10   which meets the requirements of section 49B.1 as a
11   mail ballot election if the county commissioner
12   determines it would be the most economically and
13   administratively feasible way of conducting the
14   election.
15     2.  If the county commissioner decides to conduct a
16   mail ballot election pursuant to subsection 1, the
17   county commissioner shall prepare a written plan for
18   conduct of the election as provided in section 49B.7.
19   At least sixty days prior to the date set for the
20   election, the county commissioner shall forward a copy
21   of the written plan to the governing body concerned,
22   together with a written statement informing the
23   governing body of the decision to conduct the election
24   by mail ballot and the reasons for the decision.
25     Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  49B.7  WRITTEN PLAN FOR
26   CONDUCT OF ELECTION - AMENDMENTS - APPROVAL
27   PROCEDURE.
28     1.  The county commissioner shall prepare a written
29   plan, including a timetable, for the conduct of a mail
30   ballot election and shall submit it to the state
31   commissioner of elections at least sixty days before
32   the date of the election.
33     2.  The plan may be amended by the county
34   commissioner any time before the fifty-fifth day
35   before the date of the election by notifying the state
36   commissioner of elections in writing of any changes.
37     3.  Within five days after receiving the plan, and
38   as soon as possible after receiving any amendments,
39   the state commissioner of elections shall approve,
40   disapprove, or recommend changes to the plan or
41   amendments.
42     4.  When the written plan has been approved, the
43   county commissioner shall proceed to conduct the
44   election according to the approved plan.
45     Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  49B.8  MAILING BALLOTS.
46     1.  Official ballots for a mail ballot election
47   shall be prepared and all other initial procedures for
48   elections shall be followed as otherwise provided by
49   law.
50     2.  The county commissioner of elections shall mail

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