Before indebtedness can be contracted in excess of one and one-quarter percent of the
assessed value of the taxable property, a petition signed by eligible electors equal in number
to twenty-five percent of those voting at the last election of school officials shall be filed with
the president of the board of directors, asking that an election be called, stating the amount
of bonds proposed to be issued and the purpose or purposes for which the indebtedness is to
be created, and that the purpose or purposes cannot be accomplished within the limit of one
and one-quarter percent of the valuation. The petition may request the calling of an election
on one or more propositions and a proposition may include one or more purposes.
[S13, §2820-d2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4354; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,
§296.2]
83 Acts, ch 90, §18; 95 Acts, ch 189, §20
Referred to in §296.3
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Notes of Decisions
Berent v. City of Iowa City, 738 N.W.2d 193 (Iowa 2007).
· cites it 2× “In summary, we agree with the district court that the objections committee exceeded its statutory authority when it sustained objections to the charter proposals based on grounds other than “validity” under Iowa Code section 362.”
Harney v. Clear Creek Cmty. Sch. Dist., 154 N.W.2d 88 (Iowa 1967).
· cites it 2× “This complies with section 296.2 Code, 1966. No statute requires that such statement be added to the school board resolution.”
Honohan v. United Cmty. Sch. Dist., 137 N.W.2d 601 (Iowa 1965).
· cites it 2× “)” Taking these legislative enactments in order, we find, by section 296.2, the specific condition that before a school district may incur indebtedness for designated purposes, a petition must be filed, specifying among other things the purpose for which the indebtedness is to…”
Stanley v. Sw. Com. Col. Merged Area, Etc., 184 N.W.2d 29 (Iowa 1971).
· cites it 2× “Appellants argue the election was invalid because the proposition was not instituted by a petition signed by a number of electors equal to 25% of those voting at the last school election as required by section 296.2, Code 1966 and because the published notice did not satisfy the…”
Stanley v. Sw. Cmty. Coll. Merged Area, 184 N.W.2d 29 (Iowa 1971).
· cites it 2× “Appellants argue the election was invalid because the proposition was not instituted by a petition signed by a number of electors equal to 25% of those voting at the last school election as required by section 296.2, Code 1966 and because the published notice did not satisfy the…”
Brutsche v. Coon Rapids Cmty. Sch. Dist., 255 N.W.2d 337 (Iowa 1977).
“The voters filed a petition seeking a bond election pursuant to § 296.2, The Code. The board set the election as directed by law, and adopted a proposal to authorize taxes to fund the bonds according to § 298.”
Michael Joseph Berent, Michael Steven Romp, Jeff Wayne Thorne, Paul Bryson Ingram, Nichelle Aline Thompson, Rodney Edward Sullivan, Sara Lillis Epstein, Sara Crane Swisher, Bette Jayne Mayes, Caroline M. Dieterle, Matt Blizek, Mori Constantino, Amanda Coyne, Lolly Eggers, Ellen Haywood, Jon Klinkowitz, Karen Kubby, Bob Thompson, James Walters, Roberta Till Retz & Jennie Louise Embree (Iowa 2007).
· cites it 2× “In summary, we agree with the district court that the objections committee exceeded its statutory authority when it sustained objections to the charter proposals based on grounds other than “validity” under Iowa Code section 362.4. As a result, the actions of the objections…”
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