Iowa HF2632 modifies bond election requirements for school districts to require a simple majority vote.

Iowa HF2632 amends the Code to change the election requirements for authorizing bond issuance by school districts. The bill specifies that a proposition to authorize bond issuance by a school district must receive at least 60 percent of the total votes cast for and against the proposition. This change applies to elections held on the date specified in section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph “d.” The bill retains the existing requirement that propositions to authorize bond issuance by other entities, such as counties and cities, must exceed 50 percent of the total votes cast.

Iowa HF2632 modifies bond election requirements for school districts to require a simple majority vote.

Iowa HF2632 amends the Code to change the election requirements for authorizing bond issuance by school districts. The bill specifies that a proposition to authorize bond issuance by a school district must receive at least 60 percent of the total votes cast for and against the proposition. This change applies to elections held on the date specified in section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph “d.” The bill retains the existing requirement that propositions to authorize bond issuance by other entities, such as counties and cities, must exceed 50 percent of the total votes cast.