H-8043

   Amend  the amendment, H-8029, to House File 2501, as follows:
   1.  Page 2, after line 17 by inserting: 
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HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS

   Sec. ___.  HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS.  

Notwithstanding section 347.9, for elections held pursuant to section 347.9 in 2026, if there are seven trustees on the board and five trustees are to be elected, the four elected who receive the highest number of votes are elected for four-year terms. The remaining trustee is elected for a two-year term. In case of a tie, the county auditor shall determine by lot which of the trustees with the lowest number of winning votes shall serve the two-year term and thereafter their successor shall be elected for regular terms as provided in section 347.9.>

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