Iowa Admin. Code r. 721-21.830

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 721-21.830 - Benefited recreational lake district elections

Elections for benefited recreational lake districts shall be conducted according to the following procedures.

(1)Conduct of election. It is not mandatory for the county commissioner of elections to conduct elections for a benefited recreational lake district. However, if both a public measure and a candidate election will be held on the same day in a benefited recreational lake district, the same person shall be responsible for conducting both elections. All elections must be held on a Tuesday.

(2)Ballots. Ballots for benefited recreational lake district trustee elections shall be printed on opaque white paper, 8 by 11 inches in size. The ballots for the initial election for the office of trustee shall be in substantially the following form:

OFFICIAL BALLOT BENEFITED RECREATIONAL LAKE DISTRICT

Election date

(facsimile signature of person responsible for printing ballots)

FOR TRUSTEE:

Tovote: Neatly print the names of at least three people you would like to see elected to the office of Trustee of the Benefited Recreational Lake District. You may vote for as many people as you wish, but you must vote for at least three.

(At the bottom of the ballot a space shall be included for the endorsement of the precinct election official, like this:)

Precinct official's endorsement:______________

(3)Canvass of votes. On the Monday following the election, the board of supervisors shall canvass the votes cast at the election. At the initial election the supervisors shall choose three trustees from among the five persons who received the most votes. The results of benefited recreational lake district elections shall be certified to the district board of trustees.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 357E.8.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 721-21.830