De Koning v. Mellema

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• describing the procedure outlined in Iowa Code chapters 57 and 62
• “The rule is quite generally recognized that to initiate special proceedings, such as election contest proceedings, the statutory provisions necessary to confer jurisdiction must be strictly complied with by the contestants.”
• “The rule is quite generally recognized that to initiate special proceedings, such as election contest proceedings, the statutory provisions necessary to confer jurisdiction must be strictly complied with by the contestants.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Dickerson v. Mertz
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1996-04-17· cited 51×
• Bauman v. Maple Valley Community School District
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2002-07-30· cited 8×
• In Re AHST Community School District Public Measure \B\ Election
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2007-07-20· cited 2×
• Taylor v. Central City Community School District
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2007-06-01· cited 1×
• In Re Ahst Community School District Public Measure \B\ Election, Contestants
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2007-07-20
• Raymond Taylor, Keith Comley, And Vivian Edgerton Vs. Central City Community School District
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2007-06-01
• In re
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2026-05-01

Cites

4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Hoffnagle v. McDonald's Corp.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1994-10-19· cited 49×
• Kash v. Strong
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1915-10-05· cited 11×
• Sutton v. Anderson
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1964-03-06· cited 8×
• Poe v. Central Lyon School District
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1994-04-20· cited 3×