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Iowa Code § 277.2 (2026)

Elections on public measures

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Unless otherwise stated, the date of an election on a public measure authorized to be held by a school district is limited to the dates specified in section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph “c”. [C97, §2750; S13, §2750; C24, 27, §4197; C31, 35, §4216-c2; C39, §4216.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §277.2] 89 Acts, ch 135, §70; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §45, 71

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1949–2007 · leading case: Bauman v. Maple Valley Cmty. Sch. Dist., 649 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 2002).
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Bauman v. Maple Valley Cmty. Sch. Dist., 649 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 2002). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 277.2 . Either type of school election may be contested “as provided by law for the contesting of other elections.”
Patton v. Indep. Sch. Dist. of Coggon, 48 N.W.2d 803 (Iowa 1951). · cites it 4× “, and this is the antecedent statute for the present section 277.2, Code, 1950, providing for special school elections.”
Chappell v. Bd. of Directors, 39 N.W.2d 628 (Iowa 1949). · cites it 2× “” Code section 277.2 permits this to be done at a special election also.”
Poe v. Cent. Lyon Sch. Dist., 515 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 277.2 . The plaintiffs in Patton , who were both taxpayers and electors, brought an action in equity to challenge a school bond election.”
Taylor v. Cent. City Cmty. Sch. Dist., 733 N.W.2d 655 (Iowa 2007). · cites it 4× “” (citing Iowa Code § 277.2 (2001))). Additionally, chapter 277 directs that “[t]he provisions of chapters 39 to 53 shall apply to the conduct of all school elections.”
Raymond Taylor, Keith Comley, & Vivian Edgerton Vs. Cent. City Cmty. Sch. Dist. (Iowa 2007). · cites it 3× “39–63A (2007); see also Iowa Code ch. 277 (2007) (providing the procedure for school elections).”
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