# Iowa Code § 331.206: Supervisor districts

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C331_S331.206

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 331.206
- **Heading:** Supervisor districts
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.206

## Text

(1) One of the following supervisor district representation plans shall be used for the election of supervisors:

(1) (a) Plan “one”.Election at large without district residence requirements for the members.

(1) (b) Plan “two”.Election at large but with equal-population district residence requirements for the members.

(1) (c) Plan “three”.Election from single-member equal-population districts, in which the electors of each district shall elect one member who must reside in that district.

(2) (a) The plan used under subsection 1 shall be selected by the board or by a special election as provided in section 331.207. A plan selected by the board shall remain in effect for at least six years and shall only be changed by a special election as provided in section 331.207. However, a county with the main campus of an institution of higher learning governed by the state board of regents shall use plan “three” for the election of supervisors.

(2) (b) A plan selected by the board shall become effective on the first day in January which is not a Sunday or holiday following the next general election, at which time the terms of the members expire and the terms of the members elected under the requirements of the new supervisor representation plan at the general election as specified in section 331.208, 331.209, or 331.210 shall commence.

[C97, §416; S13, §416; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5111; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §331.8; S81, §331.206; 81 Acts, ch 117, §205]93 Acts, ch 143, §46; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §125; 2018 Acts, ch 1151, §1, 6; 2025 Acts, ch 15, §1, 9

## 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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