# Iowa Code § 331.204: Membership reduced — vote — new members

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## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 331.204
- **Heading:** Membership reduced — vote — new members
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.204

## Text

(1) In a county having a five-member board, the board may by resolution, or shall upon petition of the number of eligible electors of the county as specified in section 331.306, submit to the registered voters of the county at a general election a proposition to reduce the number of supervisors to three.

(2) If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in favor of the reduction to three members, the membership of the board shall remain at five until the first day in January which is not a Sunday or holiday following the next general election, at which time the terms of the five members shall expire.

(3) At the next general election following the one at which the proposition to reduce the membership of the board to three is approved, the membership of the board shall be elected according to the supervisor representation plan in effect in the county. If the supervisor representation plan includes equal-population districts, the districts shall be designated by December 15 of the year preceding the year of the next general election by the temporary county redistricting commission. The districts shall be drawn in the manner provided under sections 331.209 and 331.210. One member of the board shall be elected to a two-year term and the remaining two members shall be elected to four-year terms. The length of the term for which a person is a candidate and the date when the term begins shall be indicated on the ballot.

[C73, §299; C97, §410; SS15, §410; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5108 – 5110; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §331.3, 331.6, 331.7; S81, §331.204; 81 Acts, ch 117, §203; 82 Acts, ch 1091, §3, ch 1104, §30]88 Acts, ch 1119, §36; 94 Acts, ch 1179, §20; 95 Acts, ch 67, §53

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 331.101 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.101.md)
- [Iowa Code § 331.190 County of residence dispute resolution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.190.md)
- [Iowa Code § 331.201 Board membership — qualifications — term.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.201.md)
- [Iowa Code § 331.203 Membership increased — vote.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.203.md)
- [Iowa Code § 331.204 Membership reduced — vote — new members.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.204.md)
- [Iowa Code § 331.205 Petition and vote in certain counties — exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.205.md)
- [Iowa Code § 331.206 Supervisor districts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.206.md)
- [Iowa Code § 331.207 Special election — supervisor districts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.207.md)
- [Iowa Code § 331.208 Plan “one” terms of office.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.208.md)
- [Iowa Code § 331.209 Plan “two” terms of office.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.209.md)
- [Iowa Code § 331.210 Plan “three”.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.210.md)
- [Iowa Code § 331.210A Temporary county redistricting commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.210A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 331.211 Organization of the board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.211.md)
- [Iowa Code § 331.212 Quorum — majority vote required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.212.md)

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