Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 721 - Secretary of State › Division II - Elections › Chapter 21 - Election Forms and Instructions › Rule 721-21.810 - Referendum on Enhanced 911 Emergency Telephone Communication System Funding

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Form of ballot.
The
				ballot for the E911 referendum shall be in substantially the following form:
(Insert letter to be assigned by the commissioner)
SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED?YES []
NO []
Enhanced 911 emergency telephone service shall be funded, in
				  whole or in part, by a monthly surcharge of (an amount to be determined by the
				  local joint E911 service board of up to one dollar) on each telephone access
				  line collected as part of each telephone subscriber's monthly phone bill if
				  provided within (description of the proposed service area).
A map may be used to show the proposed E911 service area. If
				  a map is used the public measure shall read as follows:
"Enhanced 911 emergency telephone service shall be funded, in
				  whole or in part, by a monthly surcharge of (an amount to be determined by the
				  local joint E911 service board of up to one dollar) on each telephone access
				  line collected as part of each telephone subscriber's monthly phone bill if
				  provided within the proposed E911 service area shown on the map below."
(2)
Cost of
				election.
The E911 service board shall pay the costs of the referendum
				election.
(3)
Enhanced 911
				emergency service funding referendum held in conjunction with a scheduled
				election.
a.
Notice to
				commissioner.
The joint E911 service board shall notify the
				commissioner in writing, no later than the last day upon which nomination
				papers may be filed, of their intention to conduct the referendum with the
				scheduled election. The notice shall contain the complete text of the
				referendum question including the description of the proposed E911 service
				area. If a map is to be used on the ballot to describe the proposed E911
				service area, the map shall be included. If the E911 service area includes more
				than one county, the service board shall notify the commissioner of each of the
				counties.
b.
Conduct of
				election.
All qualified electors in a precinct which is to be served,
				in whole or in part, by the proposed E911 service area, shall be permitted to
				vote on the question. The results of the referendum shall be canvassed by the
				board of supervisors at the time of the canvass of the scheduled election. The
				commissioner shall immediately certify the results to the joint E911
				board.
c.
Service board
				duties.
If subscribers from more than one county are included within
				the proposed service area, the E911 service board shall meet as a board of
				canvassers to compile the results from the counties. The canvass shall be held
				on the tenth day following the election at a time established by the E911
				service board. The service board shall prepare an abstract showing in words and
				numbers the number of votes cast for and against the question and, if a simple
				majority of those voting on the question has voted in the affirmative, the
				board shall declare that the surcharge has been adopted. Votes cast and not
				counted as a vote for or against the question shall not be used in computing
				the total vote cast for and against the question.