Legal Opinion
Adams v. Fort Madison Community School District
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 15, 1970No. 54061PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UHLENHOPP, Justice.
The question before us is whether the legislature can constitutionally require an extra majority vote in order for bond proposals to carry.
In a bond election in the Fort Madison Community School District, 53.1% of those voting .voted “yes.” At least a 60% affirmative vote is required by Code, 1966, §§ 296.6, 75.1. Several voters who voted “yes” bring this suit challenging those statutes.
In 1963, the United States Supreme Court announced the principle of one person, one vote in Gray v. Sanders, 372 U.S. 368, 83 S.Ct. 801, 9 L.Ed.2d 821. This court has consistently applied…
2Cases cited70 opinions
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