What's on the ballot in Decatur Township, Decatur County

Shall the following amendment to the Constitution be adopted? Provides that any bill to increase the individual income tax rate or the corporate income tax rate, or the rate of any other type of tax based upon income or legal and special reserves, shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the legislature for passage. Further, the two-thirds majority vote requirement applies to the passage of a bill to establish a new tax on any type of income or legal and special reserves imposed by the state. The requirement excludes taxes imposed at the option of a local government. A lawsuit challenging the proper enactment of a bill under this section must be filed no later than one year following the enactment. The Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding the following new section to new Article XIII: Passage of a bill that increases the individual income tax rate or the corporate income tax rate, or the rate of any other type of tax based upon income or legal and special reserves, shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the general assembly. This requirement does not apply to taxes imposed at the option of a local government. Passage of a bill that establishes a new tax on any type of income or legal and special reserves imposed by the state shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the general assembly. A lawsuit challenging the proper enactment of a bill under this section must be filed no later than one year following the enactment. If such a lawsuit is not filed within the one-year limit, the bill shall be considered properly enacted under this section. Each bill to which this section applies must include a separate provision describing the requirements for enactment prescribed by this section. The general assembly shall enact laws to implement this section.

Shall the Board of Directors of the Central Community School District of Decatur County in the County of Decatur, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $11,955,000 to provide funds to build, furnish and equip an elementary addition to its North Elementary School, with related remodeling and improvements and site improvements; to remodel, repair, improve, furnish, and equip the North Elementary school for consolidated elementary programming; to demolish the existing South Elementary School; and to remodel, repair, improve, and equip the Junior-Senior High School, including replacement of its exterior doors, secure entry vestibule upgrades, and HVAC improvements?

Shall the Board of Directors of the Lamoni Community School District in the Counties of Decatur and Ringgold, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $5,750,000 to be used together with sales tax revenue bonds to provide funds to build, furnish and equip an addition to its Elementary School, with related remodeling and improvements and related site improvements; to remodel, repair, improve, furnish, and equip the Elementary School, including HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing improvements; to remodel, repair, and improve the Middle School, including exterior façade restoration; and to remodel, repair, improve, and equip the High School, including fire suppression, HVAC improvements, and a new secured entry?