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Iowa Code § 277.22 (2026)

Contested elections

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School elections may be contested as provided by law for the contesting of other elections. [C24, 27, §4209; C31, 35, §4216-c22; C39, §4216.22; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §277.22] Contesting elections, chapter 57 et seq.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1951–2002 · leading case: Patton v. Indep. Sch. Dist. of Coggon, 48 N.W.2d 803 (Iowa 1951).
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Patton v. Indep. Sch. Dist. of Coggon, 48 N.W.2d 803 (Iowa 1951). · cites it 24× “The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the petition on the ground that section 277.22 and chapters 57 and 62, Code, 1950, provide for the procedure for contesting this election, and therefore plaintiffs had an adequate remedy at law and their petition in equity should be…”
Bauman v. Maple Valley Cmty. Sch. Dist., 649 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 2002). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 277.22 . Iowa Code chapter 57 sets out the grounds for contesting an election.”
Petersen v. Davenport Cmty. Sch. Dist., 626 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa 2001). · cites it 2× “They urge that the procedures specified in the election contest statutes incorporated by reference in Iowa Code section 277.22 were the proper means to lodge such challenge.”
Poe v. Cent. Lyon Sch. Dist., 515 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 2× “A provision in the Code chapter on school elections, Iowa Code § 277.22 (1993), provides: “School elections may be contested as provided by law for the contesting of other elections.”
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