House Journal: Page 1551: Wednesday, April 30, 2003
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1 b. A petition shall be examined before it is
2 accepted for filing. If it appears valid on its face
3 it shall be accepted for filing. If it lacks the
4 required number of signatures it shall be returned to
5 the petitioners.
6 c. Petitions which have been accepted for filing
7 are valid unless written objections are filed.
8 Objections must be filed with the county commissioner
9 of elections within five working days after the
10 petition was filed. The objection process in section
11 44.7 shall be followed for objections filed pursuant
12 to this section.
13 4. At the election the proposition shall be
14 submitted in the following form:
15 Shall the county (or city) of
16 ........................, state of Iowa, be authorized
17 to expend not more than $......... of local matching
18 moneys for ..................... (state purpose of
19 project)?
20 5. Notice of the election shall be given by
21 publication as specified in subsection 2. At the
22 election, the ballot used for the submission of the
23 proposition shall be in substantially the form for
24 submitting special questions at general elections.
25 For a proposition to be carried or adopted, a majority
26 of the total votes cast for and against the
27 proposition at the election is required. If the
28 proposition is approved by the voters, the board of
29 supervisors or the city council may proceed with the
30 approval of the expenditure of local matching moneys."
31 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1424 lost.
Fallon of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
amendment H-1468 filed by him on April 24, 2003.
Speaker pro tempore Carroll in the chair at 6:23 p.m.
Winckler of Scott offered the following amendment H-1550 filed by
her and Kuhn of Floyd from the floor and moved its adoption:
H-1550
1 Amend House File 683 as follows:
2 1. Page 5, by inserting after line 18 the
3 following:
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