Decorah, Iowa, Municipal Electric Utility Measure (March 2025)

Decorah Municipal Electric Utility Measure
Election date March 4, 2025
Topic Local energy
Status Defeated
Type Referral

Decorah Municipal Electric Utility Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Decorah on March 4, 2025. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the City of Decorah to begin proceedings regarding establishing a municipal electric utility (MEU) owned by the city.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the City of Decorah to begin proceedings regarding establishing a municipal electric utility (MEU) owned by the city.

A simple majority was required for the approval of the ballot measure.

Election results

Decorah Municipal Electric Utility Measure
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,169	46.39%
No		1,351	53.61%

Precincts reporting: 100%
Election results are unofficial until certified. These results were last updated on May 19, 2025 at 2:48:47 PM Eastern Time.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Municipal Electric Utility Measure was as follows:

“

Shall the City of Decorah, in the County of Winneshiek, State of Iowa, be authorized to establish a Municipally-Owned electric utility?

”

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Iowa

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Decorah.

How to cast a vote

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Same-day registration

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Voter ID requirements

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• U.S. military ID or veteran ID
• Tribal ID card/document

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• Out-of-state driver's license or non-driver ID card
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• Residential lease
• Utility bill (including a cell phone bill)
• Bank statement
• Paycheck
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• Property tax statement

Voters without the required identification or another voter to attest to their identity will be offered a provisional ballot.

See also

Local measures

• Local measures in 2025
• Local energy on the ballot

• Winneshiek County measures

Iowa

• Iowa 2025 local measures
• Local ballot measures, Iowa
• Decorah, Iowa

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