145A.7 - SPECIAL ELECTION.
145A.7 SPECIAL ELECTION.
When a protesting petition is received, the officials receiving
the petition shall call a special election of all registered voters
of that political subdivision upon the question of approving or
rejecting the order setting out the proposed merger plan. The
election shall be held on a date specified in section 39.2,
subsection 4, paragraph "a" or "b", as applicable. The vote
will be taken by ballot in the form provided by sections 49.43 to
49.47, and the election shall be initiated and held as provided in
chapter 49. A majority vote of those registered voters voting at the
special election shall be sufficient to approve the order and thus
include the political subdivision within the merged area. Section History: Early Form
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 145A.7] Section History: Recent Form
2001 Acts, ch 56, §9; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §31, 71
Referred to in § 145A.21