1. Upon receipt of the resolution, the county commissioner of elections shall place the proposition on the ballot of a special election but not at a general election, called by the governing body of the metropolitan area. At the election, the proposition shall be submitted in substantially the following form:

 Shall the Quad Cities Interstate Metropolitan Authority be established effective on the ……………. day of …………………… (month), ………… (year)?  YES…….. NO……..

Terms Used In Iowa Code 28A.6

  • Authority: means the quad cities interstate metropolitan authority created as provided in this subchapter. See Iowa Code 28A.4
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Metropolitan area: means Rock Island county, Illinois, as a separate and distinct area, or Scott county, Iowa, as a separate and distinct area, or each as a part of the greater metropolitan area. See Iowa Code 28A.4
 2. Notice of the election shall be given by publication as required in section 49.53 in a newspaper of general circulation in the metropolitan area. At the election, the ballot used for submission of the proposition shall be substantially the form for submitting special questions at general elections.
 3. The proposition is approved if the vote in favor of the proposition is a simple majority of the total votes cast on the proposition in the metropolitan area.
 4. If the proposition is approved, the governing body of the county shall enact an ordinance authorizing the joining of the authority.
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