Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 372.11 (2026)

Amendment to charter

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A home rule charter may be amended by one of the following methods:

1. The council, by resolution, may submit a proposed amendment to the voters at a special city election, and the proposed amendment becomes effective if approved by a majority of those voting.

2. The council, by ordinance, may amend the charter. However, within thirty days of publication of the ordinance, if a petition valid under the provisions of section 362.4 is filed with the council, the council must submit the ordinance amendment to the voters at a special city election, and the amendment does not become effective until approved by a majority of those voting.

3. If a petition valid under the provisions of section 362.4 is filed with the council proposing an amendment to the charter, the council must submit the proposed amendment to the voters at a special city election, and the amendment becomes effective if approved by a majority of those voting. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §372.11] Referred to in §373.5 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2007–2019 · leading case: Berent v. City of Iowa City, 738 N.W.2d 193 (Iowa 2007).

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Berent v. City of Iowa City, 738 N.W.2d 193 (Iowa 2007). · cites it 4× “Our legislature, moreover, has directed that if a petition meets these two statutory requirements, it is “valid” under section 362.”

Heather Young, Del Holland, & Blake Hendrickson v. The Iowa City Cmty. Sch. Dist., Chris Lynch, LaTasha DeLoach, Brian Kirschling, & Paul Roesler (Iowa 2019). · cites it 4× “Specifically, may a governmental entity refuse to place a referendum measure on the ballot based on substantive illegality, or must the government entity file a preelection declaratory action challenging the validity of the referendum? In considering these issues, the parties…”

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 4× “Iowa Code § 372.11 (3). While there are no Iowa cases directly on point, other courts have repeatedly and routinely limited review by city officials of citizen petitions that trigger election processes based upon the plain language of the applicable law.”

— Iowa Code § 372.11(3) — 2 cases

Berent v. City of Iowa City, 738 N.W.2d 193 (Iowa 2007). “Our legislature, moreover, has directed that if a petition meets these two statutory requirements, it is “valid” under section 362.”

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). “Iowa Code § 372.11 (3). While there are no Iowa cases directly on point, other courts have repeatedly and routinely limited review by city officials of citizen petitions that trigger election processes based upon the plain language of the applicable law.”

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