SF 75 — A bill for an act relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions.

SSenate TFile A75 T- EEnrolled OSenate FFile I75 OAN WACT ARELATING KTO ICOUNTY MSUPERVISORS, RCONCERNING ECOUNTY YSUPERVISOR NREPRESENTATION OPLANS LAND DCOUNTY SSUPERVISOR GVACANCIES, OAND VINCLUDING EEFFECTIVE RDATE NPROVISIONS. O R April10,2025 The HonorablePaul Pate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol DesMoines,Iowa50319 DearMr.

Secretary,BE Iherebytransmit:IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

SenateFile75,anActrelatingtocountysupervisors,concemingcountysupervisorDIVISION representationplansandcountysupervisorvacancies,andincludingeffectivedateI provisions.PLAN “THREE” COUNTY SUPERVISOR REPRESENTATION PLANS AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS Section 1.

TheaboveSenateFileiSection sherebyapprovedonthisdate.331.206, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

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A S S K M B L Y S e n a t e F i l e 7 5 A N A C T R E L A T I N G T O C O U N T Y S U P E R V I S O R S , C O N C E R N I N G C O U N T Y S U P E R V I S O R REPRESENTATION PLANS AND COUNTY SUPERVISOR VACANCIES, AND I N C L U D I N G E F F E C T I V E D A T E P R O V I S I O N S .

B E I T E N A C T E D B Y T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y O F T H E S T A T E O F I O W A :

D I V I S I O N I PLAN "THREE" COUNTY SUPERVISOR REPRESENTATION PLANS AND SPECIAL E L E C T I O N S Section 1.

Section 331.206, subsection 2, paragraph a.

Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

However, a county with the main campus of an institution of higher learning governed by the state board of regents shall use plan "three"“three” for the Senate File 75, p.

Section 331.207, subsections 2, 5, and 6, Code 2025, aare ramended ato mread eas nfollows: dt or e aa sf o l l o w s ;

The petition shall be filed with the county commissioner by June 1 of an odd-numbered year, subject to subsection -6 fr1,7. The special election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August November of the odd-numbered year.

The special election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August November of the odd-numbered year.

If the plan adopted by a plurality of the ballots cast in the special election represents a change from plan ^^one"“one” to plan ^^two"“two” or "^three",“three”, or from plan ^'two"“two” to plan ^'three",“three”, as each plan is defined in section 331.206, the temporary county redistricting commission shall divide the county into districts as provided in sections 331.209 and 331.210.

Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a county with a population of sixty thousand or mmore obased rbasedon othe ntmost hrecent mfederal odecennial srcensus ethat c e n t f e d e r a l d e c e thati a l c e n s u s elects supervisors under plan ^three"“three” shall not change from plan ^three"“three” to plan ^"one"“one” or plan "two"“two” pursuant to a special election under this section unless a plan "one"“one” or plan "two"“two” representation plan is adopted by a two-thirds vote of the ballots cast in the special election.

This subsection does not apply to a county with the main campus of an institution of higher learning governed by the state board of regents required to use plan "three"“three” under section 331.206, subsection 2.

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TRANSITION PROVISION.

3 use plan "^three"“three” for the election of supervisors, as defined in section 331.206, as of the effective date of this Act, shall elect supervisors using plan ^^three"“three” during the 2026 general election, using a representation plan drawn pursuant to section 331.210A, subsection 2, paragraph ^''f",“f”, and the requirements of tthis hsection. i s s e c t i o n .

DDIVISION III VCOUNTY ISUPERVISOR SIVACANCIES IO N C O U NS U P E R VV A C A N C I E S Sec.

Section 43.6, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended tto orread eas aafollows: s f o l l o w s :

If an appointment to fill the vacancy in office is made in accordance with section 69.14A, subsection 1, paragraph ^3“a”, eighty-eight or more days before the primary election and a petition requesting a special election has not been received within fourteen days after the appointment is made, candidates for the office shall be nominated at the primary election.

Section 69.14A, subsection 1, paragraph a, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as ffollows: o l l o w s :

Section 69.14A, subsection 1, paragraph b, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as ffollows: o l l o w s :

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Section 331.201, subsection 33, , Code 2025, is amended tto orread eas aafollows: s f o l l o w s :

The office of supervisor is an elective office except that if a vacancy occurs on the board, a successor may be appointed to the unexpired term as provided in section 69.14A^69.14A, subsection 11, , paragraph “a”, if the population of the county is less than one hundred twenty-five thousand based on the most recent federal decennial census and if the county does not include the main campus of an institution of higher learning governed by the state board of regents.regents .

Section 331.214, subsection 2, paragraph c.c, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

If the board declares a vacancy under this subsection and the remaining balance of the supervisor'ssupervisor’s unexpired term is two and one-half years or more, a special election shall be held to fill the office as provided in section 69.14A, subsection 1, paragraph ""V,“c”, if the population of the county is one hundred twenty-five thousand or more based on the most recent federal decennial census or the county includes the main campus of an institution of higher learning governed by the state board of regents.

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9,DIVISION III EFFECTIVE DATE.DATE Sec.

This9. Act, being deemed of immediate importaiftce, takes effect upon enactment.

AMYEFFECTIVE SINCLAIRDATE. PAT GRASSLE?^ P r e s i o ft h S e n a t e Speaker of the House is known as Senate File 75, Ninety-first General Assembly.e and W .C H A R S M I T H S O N Secrytav*<5J the Senate Approve /( \ 2 0 2 5 i A N- i 4 .

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______________________________ ______________________________ AMY SINCLAIR PAT GRASSLEY President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 75, Ninety-first General Assembly.

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