RELEASE: Gov. Branstad sets House District 22 Special Election for June 27, 2017

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

Governor Terry E. Branstad « Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 15, 2017

Contact: Governor’s Office, 515-281-5211

 

Gov. Branstad sets House District 22 Special Election for June 27, 2017

 

(DES MOINES) – Gov. E. Terry Branstad today signed a proclamation directing a special election to be held on June 27, 2017, for Iowa House District 22, following the recent death of Greg Forristall of Macedonia, IA. 

 

House District 22 is comprised of Pottawattamie County.  A full district map can be found here. 

 

Iowa Code 69.14 outlines the authority given to the governor to set a special election. The proclamation language setting the date of the special election is as follows:

 

SPECIAL ELECTION PROCLAMATION

 

 

WHEREAS,          The Office of State Representative from the twenty-second representative District in Pottawattamie county shall consist of:

a.      The city of Oakland.

b.      Belknap, Boomer, Carson, Crescent, Hardin, Hazel Dell, James, Keg Creek, Knox, Macedonia, Minden, Neola, Norwalk, Pleasant, Rockford, Silver Creek, Valley, Washington, and York townships, and those portions of Garner, Lake, and Lewis townships lying outside the corporate limits of the city of Council Bluffs.

c.       That portion of the city of Council Bluffs bounded by a line commencing at the point the east corporate limit of the city of Council Bluffs intersects McPherson avenue, then proceeding westerly along McPherson avenue until it intersects Gleason avenue, then proceeding westerly along Gleason avenue until it intersects Morningside avenue, then proceeding north along Morningside avenue until it intersects Park lane, then proceeding westerly along Park lane until it intersects Lincoln avenue, then proceeding southerly along Lincoln avenue until it intersects Franklin avenue, then proceeding southeasterly along Franklin avenue until it intersects Bennett avenue, then proceeding southwesterly along Bennett avenue until it intersects Madison avenue,  then proceeding southeasterly along Madison avenue until it intersects Valley View drive, then proceeding southerly along Valley View drive until it intersects the corporate limits of the city of Council Bluffs, then proceeding first easterly, then in a counterclockwise manner along the corporate limits of the city of Council Bluffs to the point of origin. 

 

                has become vacant by the reason of the death of Greg Forristall.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Terry E. Branstad, Governor of the State of Iowa, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the law do hereby proclaim and direct that a special election to fill said vacancy shall be held within said District on

 

TUESDAY, THE 27th DAY OF JUNE 2017, A.D.

 

WHEREFORE, all electors within said twenty-second representative District will take due notice and the County Commissioners of Elections of said counties will take official notice as provided in Iowa Code section 39.6.

 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I HAVE HERE­UNTO SUBSCRIBED MY NAME AND CAUSED THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF IOWA TO BE AFFIXED.  DONE AT DES MOINES THIS 15TH DAY OF MAY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN.          

 

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                TERRY E. BRANSTAD

                GOVERNOR OF IOWA

ATTEST:

 

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PAUL D. PATE

SECRETARY OF STATE

 

 

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