185.3 Board established — elections.
The Iowa soybean association board of directors shall administer this chapter.
1. a. The board shall consist of directors who are producers residing in Iowa at the time of the election. The directors shall be elected as follows:
(1) Four directors shall be elected from producers from the state at large.
(2) One director per district shall be elected from producers from each district in the state. However, two directors shall be elected from the producers from a district if more than an average of twenty-five million bushels of soybeans were produced in that district in the three years prior to the election.
b. A producer shall be entitled to vote in the election regardless of whether the producer is a member of the association.
2. The following persons shall serve on the board as nonvoting, ex officio directors:
a. The secretary or the secretary’s designee.
b. The dean of the college of agriculture and life sciences of Iowa state university of science and technology or the dean’s designee.
c. The director of the economic development authority or the director’s designee.
d. Any other person that the board appoints.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §185.3]
2005 Acts, ch 82, §6; 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §40; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §33; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 185 - IOWA SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
Section 185.1A - Recognition of Iowa soybean association.
Section 185.1B - Duties and objects of the association.
Section 185.2 - Petition for election.
Section 185.3 - Board established — elections.
Section 185.5 - Notice of election for directors.
Section 185.6 - Manner of election — tie votes.
Section 185.8 - Election administration — candidate nominations.
Section 185.9 - Vacancies — removal.
Section 185.10 - Ex officio members.
Section 185.11 - Purpose of board.
Section 185.13 - Powers and duties.
Section 185.14 - Compensation — meetings.
Section 185.15 - Term of promotional order.
Section 185.16 - Notice of referendum.
Section 185.17 - Contents of notice.
Section 185.20 - Producers only to vote.
Section 185.22 - Promotional order.
Section 185.23 - Deduction of assessment.
Section 185.24 - Termination of a promotional order.
Section 185.25 - Special referendum — producer petition.
Section 185.25A - Special referendum — request by the board.
Section 185.26 - Administration of moneys.
Section 185.27 - Refund of assessment.
Section 185.28 - Use of moneys — appropriation.
Section 185.29 - Remission of remaining moneys.
Section 185.32 - First purchaser information.
Section 185.34 - Not a state agency.
Section 185.35 - Political activity — influencing legislation prohibited.