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Iowa Code § 296.3 (2026)

Election called

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Within ten days of receipt of a petition filed under section 296.2, the president of the board of directors shall call a meeting of the board. The meeting shall be held within thirty days after the petition was received. At the meeting, the board shall call the election, fixing the time of the election as required by section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph “d”. However, if the board determines by unanimous vote that the proposition or propositions requested by a petition to be submitted at an election are grossly unrealistic or contrary to the needs of the school district, no election shall be called. If more than one petition has been received by the time the board meets to consider the petition triggering the meeting, the board shall act upon the petitions in the order they were received at the meeting called to consider the initial petition. The decision of the board may be appealed to the state board of education as\n\nTue Dec 09 22:17:28 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 296 (23, 0) §296.3, INDEBTEDNESS OF SCHOOL CORPORATIONS 2\n\nprovided in chapter 290. The president shall notify the county commissioner of elections of the time of the election. [S13, §2820-d3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4355; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §296.3; 81 Acts, ch 91, §1] 83 Acts, ch 90, §19; 85 Acts, ch 67, §33; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §92, 115; 2023 Acts, ch 71, §121, 136 2023 amendment applies July 1, 2023, for elections on propositions relating to the issuing of bonds or other indebtedness occurring on or after that date; 2023 Acts, ch 71, §136

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1965–1977 · leading case: Gibson v. Winterset Cmty. Sch. Dist., 138 N.W.2d 112 (Iowa 1965).

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Gibson v. Winterset Cmty. Sch. Dist., 138 N.W.2d 112 (Iowa 1965). · cites it 2× “■ ; Section 296.3, Code 1962, provides: . “Election called.”

Stanley v. Sw. Com. Col. Merged Area, Etc., 184 N.W.2d 29 (Iowa 1971). “Sections 296.3, 296.4 and 296.5 are concerned with election procedures different from those contained in Chapter 277, which were complied with.”

Brutsche v. Coon Rapids Cmty. Sch. Dist., 255 N.W.2d 337 (Iowa 1977). “The election date was set at the July 10 meeting, clearly within the 10-day limit.”

Stanley v. Sw. Cmty. Coll. Merged Area, 184 N.W.2d 29 (Iowa 1971). “Sections 296.3, 296.4 and 296.5 are concerned with election procedures different from those contained in Chapter 277, which were complied with.”

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