{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-372.11","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 372.11","heading":"Amendment to charter.","body":"A home rule charter may be amended by one of the following methods:\n1. The council, by resolution, may submit a proposed amendment to the voters at a special city election, and the proposed amendment becomes effective if approved by a majority of those voting.\n2. The council, by ordinance, may amend the charter. However, within thirty days of publication of the ordinance, if a petition valid under the provisions of section 362.4 is filed with the council, the council must submit the ordinance amendment to the voters at a special city election, and the amendment does not become effective until approved by a majority of those voting.\n3. If a petition valid under the provisions of section 362.4 is filed with the council proposing an amendment to the charter, the council must submit the proposed amendment to the voters at a special city election, and the amendment becomes effective if approved by a majority of those voting.","path":["Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)","Chapter 372 - ORGANIZATION OF CITY GOVERNMENT","Subchapter I - FORMS OF GOVERNMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/372.11.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:09Z","sha256":"c0639e7b2c65cdbd65017f1cf9a9552d1568cebb341e83085b1e691a6294f313","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-372.10","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-372.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}