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49.7 Reprecincting schedule and filing requirements.
1. Where reprecincting is necessary, city councils and county boards of supervisors or the
temporary county redistricting commission shall make any necessary changes in precincts as
soon as possible after the redistricting of congressional and legislative districts becomes law.
2. a. City councils shall complete any changes in precinct and ward boundaries necessary
to comply with sections 49.3 and 49.5 not later than sixty days after the redistricting of
congressional and legislative districts becomes law, or September 1 of the year immediately
following each year in which the federal decennial census is taken, whichever is later.
Different compliance dates may be set by the general assembly by joint resolution.
b. County boards of supervisors or the temporary county redistricting commission shall
complete any changes in precinct and supervisor district boundaries necessary to comply
with sections 49.3, 49.4, and 331.209 not later than ninety days after the redistricting of
congressional and legislative districts becomes law, or October 15 of the year immediately
following each year in which the federal decennial census is taken, whichever is later.
Different compliance dates may be set by the general assembly by joint resolution.
3. Each county board of supervisors or the temporary county redistricting commission
and city council shall immediately notify the state commissioner and the commissioner when
the boundaries of election precincts are changed, and shall provide a map showing the new
boundary lines. Each county board or the temporary county redistricting commission and city
council shall certify to the state commissioner the populations of the new election precincts
or retained election precincts as determined by the latest federal decennial census. Materials
filed with the state commissioner shall be postmarked no later than the deadline specified in
this section.
4. If the state commissioner determines that a county board or the temporary county
redistricting commission or city council has failed to make the required changes by the
dates specified by this section, the state commissioner shall make or cause to be made the
necessary changes as soon as possible. The state commissioner shall assess to the county
or city, as the case may be, the expenses incurred in making the necessary changes. The
state commissioner may request the services of personnel and materials available to the
legislative services agency to assist the state commissioner in making required changes in
election precincts which become the state commissioner’s responsibility.
5. Precinct boundaries shall become effective on January 15 of the second year following
the year in which the census was taken and shall be used for all subsequent elections. Precinct
boundaries drawn by the state commissioner shall be incorporated into the ordinances of the
city or county.
6. Changes made to precincts in years other than the year following the year in which
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the federal decennial census is taken shall be filed with the state commissioner as soon as
possible.