House File 2428 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY COHOON
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to nominations for merged area board of directors
2 and school district board of directors offices to be filled at
3 the regular school election.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 260C.15A NOMINEES DECLARED
1 2 ELECTED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
1 3 If for each director district which has a board of
1 4 directors office to be filled at the election there has been
1 5 only one nomination petition filed, the county commissioner of
1 6 elections shall notify the secretary of the merged area board
1 7 of directors of that fact. Immediately upon receiving such
1 8 notification, the board of directors shall, in writing,
1 9 declare the offices filled by the nominees, and there shall be
1 10 no election held to fill the merged area board of director
1 11 offices. However, if there is an election on a public measure
1 12 scheduled on the same day as the regular school election or if
1 13 there are multiple nominees for the office of director of a
1 14 school district board of directors, the election shall be
1 15 conducted for purposes of voting on the public measure or on
1 16 the school district offices.
1 17 The board of directors' declaration shall be certified as
1 18 if it were an abstract of votes under sections 260C.15 and
1 19 277.20. A certificate of election shall be issued to each
1 20 candidate named in the declaration.
1 21 This section also applies to filling vacancies in office
1 22 pursuant to sections 69.12 and 277.29.
1 23 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 277.8 NOMINEES DECLARED ELECTED
1 24 UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
1 25 If the number of nomination petitions filed equals the
1 26 number of board positions to be filled at the election, the
1 27 county commissioner of elections shall notify the secretary of
1 28 the school board of that fact. Immediately upon receiving
1 29 such notification, the board of directors shall, in writing,
1 30 declare the offices filled by the nominees, and there shall be
1 31 no election held to fill the school board offices. However,
1 32 if there is an election on a public measure scheduled on the
1 33 same day as the regular school election or if there are
1 34 multiple nominees for the office of director of a merged area
1 35 board of directors, the election shall be conducted for
2 1 purposes of voting on the public measure or on the merged area
2 2 offices. In the case of a school district that is divided
2 3 into director districts, the board shall declare the offices
2 4 filled by the nominees if for each director district which has
2 5 a school board office to be filled at the election there has
2 6 been only one nomination petition filed.
2 7 The school board declaration shall be certified as if it
2 8 were an abstract of votes under section 277.20. A certificate
2 9 of election shall be issued to each candidate named in the
2 10 declaration.
2 11 This section also applies to filling vacancies in office
2 12 pursuant to sections 277.29 and 277.30.
2 13 EXPLANATION
2 14 This bill provides that if the number of nomination
2 15 petitions filed for the office of school district board of
2 16 directors or the office of merged area board of directors to
2 17 be filled at the regular school election is equal to the
2 18 number of offices to be filled at the election, the board of
2 19 directors of the school district or merged area, as
2 20 applicable, shall declare the offices to be filled by the
2 21 nominees and there shall be no election to fill those offices.
2 22 The bill further provides, however, that if there is a public
2 23 measure to be voted on at the regular school election, the
2 24 election shall be held for purposes of voting on the public
2 25 measure.
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