Bill Text: IA SSB3172 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to county supervisor representation and districting plans.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2018-02-13 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [SSB3172 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SSB3172-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3172
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
GARRETT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
county
supervisor
representation
and
1
districting
plans.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
SELECTION
OF
COUNTY
SUPERVISOR
REPRESENTATION
PLANS
2
Section
1.
Section
331.206,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
3
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
a.
The
plan
used
under
subsection
1
shall
be
selected
by
the
5
board
or
by
a
special
election
as
provided
in
section
331.207
.
6
A
plan
selected
by
the
board
shall
remain
in
effect
for
at
7
least
six
years
unless
it
is
and
shall
only
be
changed
by
a
8
special
election
as
provided
in
section
331.207
.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
331.207,
subsection
1,
Code
2018,
is
amended
10
to
read
as
follows:
11
1.
The
board
of
a
county
that
elects
supervisors
under
12
either
plan
“one”
or
plan
“two”
as
each
plan
is
defined
in
13
section
331.206
,
upon
petition
of
the
number
of
eligible
14
electors
of
the
county
as
specified
in
section
331.306
,
shall
15
call
a
special
election
to
be
held
for
the
purpose
of
selecting
16
one
of
the
supervisor
representation
plans
specified
in
section
17
331.206
under
which
the
board
of
supervisors
shall
be
elected.
18
However,
for
a
county
that
elects
supervisors
under
plan
“two”,
19
the
only
supervisor
representation
plans
that
can
be
selected
20
pursuant
to
the
special
election
shall
be
either
plan
“two”
or
21
plan
“three”.
22
DIVISION
II
23
COUNTY
SUPERVISOR
REPRESENTATION
DISTRICTING
PLANS
24
Sec.
3.
Section
68B.32A,
subsection
16,
Code
2018,
is
25
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
16.
Establish
an
expedited
procedure
for
reviewing
27
complaints
forwarded
by
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
28
to
the
board
for
a
determination
as
to
whether
a
supervisor
29
district
plan
adopted
pursuant
to
section
331.210A
that
differs
30
from
a
supervisor
district
plan
prepared
by
the
legislative
31
services
agency
was
drawn
for
improper
political
reasons
32
as
described
in
section
42.4,
subsection
5
.
The
expedited
33
procedure
shall
be
substantially
similar
to
the
process
used
34
for
other
complaints
filed
with
the
board
except
that
the
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provisions
of
section
68B.32D
shall
not
apply.
1
Sec.
4.
Section
331.209,
subsection
4,
Code
2018,
is
amended
2
to
read
as
follows:
3
4.
Each
temporary
county
redistricting
commission
shall
4
notify
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
when
the
boundaries
5
of
supervisor
districts
are
changed,
shall
provide
a
map
6
delineating
the
new
boundary
lines,
and
shall
certify
to
7
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
the
populations
of
the
8
new
supervisor
districts
as
determined
under
the
latest
9
federal
decennial
census.
Upon
failure
of
a
temporary
county
10
redistricting
commission
to
make
the
required
changes
by
11
the
dates
specified
by
this
section
and
sections
331.203
12
and
331.204
as
determined
by
the
state
commissioner
of
13
elections,
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
make
or
14
cause
to
be
made
the
necessary
changes
as
soon
as
possible,
15
and
shall
assess
to
the
county
the
expenses
incurred
in
so
16
doing.
The
Except
for
a
representation
plan
drawn
pursuant
17
to
section
331.210A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“f”
,
the
state
18
commissioner
of
elections
may
request
the
services
of
personnel
19
and
materials
available
to
the
legislative
services
agency
20
to
assist
the
state
commissioner
in
making
required
changes
21
in
supervisor
district
boundaries
which
become
the
state
22
commissioner’s
responsibility.
23
Sec.
5.
Section
331.210A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
f,
24
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
(1)
(a)
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
of
this
section
26
to
the
contrary,
for
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph
“f”
,
27
“qualifying
county”
means
a
county
with
a
population
of
sixty
28
thousand
or
more
based
on
the
most
recent
federal
decennial
29
census
that
elects
supervisors
under
plan
“three”
as
defined
30
in
section
331.206,
or
a
county
with
a
population
of
one
31
hundred
eighty
thousand
or
more
that
has
adopted
a
charter
for
32
a
city-county
consolidated
form
of
government
or
a
community
33
commonwealth
form
of
government
and
which
charter
provides
for
34
representation
by
districts
,
.
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(b)
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
this
section
to
the
1
contrary,
for
a
qualifying
county,
the
legislative
services
2
agency,
and
not
the
temporary
county
redistricting
commission,
3
shall
draw
a
representation
plan
as
provided
by
paragraph
“a”
4
pursuant
to
a
contract
executed
with
the
county
.
5
(c)
A
county
subject
to
the
requirements
of
this
paragraph
6
“f”
shall
notify
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
that
a
7
representation
plan
to
be
drawn
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
8
“f”
is
required
and
shall
submit
to
the
state
commissioner
9
of
elections
the
precinct
plan
to
be
used
to
draw
the
10
representation
plan.
Upon
notification
and
submission
of
a
11
precinct
plan,
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
review
12
and
approve
the
precinct
plan
to
be
used.
Following
approval
13
of
the
precinct
plan
to
be
used,
the
state
commissioner
14
of
elections
shall
notify
the
legislative
council
which
15
shall
direct
the
legislative
services
agency
to
prepare
a
16
representation
plan
for
the
county.
17
(d)
The
plan
drawn
by
the
legislative
services
agency
18
shall
be
based
upon
the
precinct
plan
adopted
and
approved
19
for
use
by
the
county
and
shall
be
drawn
in
accordance
with
20
section
42.4
,
to
the
extent
applicable.
After
the
legislative
21
services
agency
has
drawn
the
plan,
the
legislative
services
22
agency
shall
at
the
earliest
feasible
time
make
available
to
23
the
public
all
of
the
information
required
to
be
made
public
24
by
paragraph
“b”
.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
concerns
county
supervisor
representation
and
29
districting
plans.
30
Division
I
of
the
bill
concerns
the
manner
of
selecting
31
county
supervisors.
Code
section
331.206
specifies
that
county
32
supervisors
may
be
elected
pursuant
to
plan
“one”,
election
at
33
large;
plan
“two”,
election
at
large
with
district
residence
34
requirements;
or
plan
“three”,
election
from
single-member
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districts.
The
bill
provides
that
the
plan
selected
by
the
1
board
can
only
be
changed
after
the
plan
has
been
in
effect
for
2
six
years
and
only
by
a
special
election.
3
Code
section
331.207,
concerning
special
elections
for
4
selecting
a
supervisor
district
plan,
is
amended
to
provide
5
that
only
a
county
that
elects
supervisors
under
either
plan
6
“one”
or
plan
“two”
shall
hold
a
special
election
and
further
7
provides
that
for
a
county
that
elects
supervisors
under
plan
8
“two”,
the
only
supervisor
representation
plans
that
can
be
9
selected
pursuant
to
the
special
election
shall
be
either
plan
10
“two”
or
plan
“three”.
11
Division
II
of
the
bill
concerns
the
manner
of
adopting
12
redistricting
plans
for
certain
counties.
Code
section
13
331.210A(2)(f)
is
amended
to
provide
that
the
procedure
14
for
adopting
a
representation
plan
for
a
county
that
has
a
15
population
that
exceeds
180,000
or
that
has
adopted
a
charter
16
for
a
city-county
consolidation
form
or
community
commonwealth
17
form
that
provides
for
representation
by
districts
shall
also
18
apply
to
a
county
with
a
population
of
60,000
or
more
that
has
19
adopted
a
plan
“three”
form
of
representation.
The
procedure
20
provides
that
the
county’s
initial
plan
for
districts,
and
the
21
county’s
first
plan
for
districts
after
each
federal
decennial
22
census,
shall
be
drawn
by
the
legislative
services
agency
based
23
upon
an
approved
precinct
plan
for
the
county
and
the
standards
24
applicable
to
congressional
and
legislative
redistricting.
If
25
the
plan
drawn
by
the
legislative
services
agency
is
rejected
26
by
the
governing
body,
the
governing
body
shall
direct
the
27
legislative
services
agency
to
prepare
another
plan
as
provided
28
by
current
law.
29
Code
section
68B.32A,
concerning
complaints
for
improper
30
political
reasons
relative
to
an
adopted
supervisor
district
31
plan,
is
amended
to
make
the
complaint
process
inapplicable
32
to
plans
prepared
by
the
legislative
services
agency.
In
33
addition,
Code
section
331.209
is
amended
to
provide
that
34
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
not
be
permitted
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