The opinion
MASON, Justice
(dissenting).
The majority concedes the signature requirement of § 376.4, The Code, was clearly intended by the Legislature to be mandatory. The opinion then turns to a consideration of Urban’s contention his noncompliance with the signature requirement of the statute was excused. Ignorance of the signature requirement of the statute on the part of Urban, the Polk County Auditor, and the Des Moines City Clerk is held to constitute an excuse for noncompliance, despite the fact that existence of the statute as amended was available to Urban and the others. I cannot agree with this reasoning, and I therefore dissent.
RAWLINGS and LeGRAND, JJ., join this dissent.