Drainage district votes would follow acreage and shared-owner rules

Adult landowners would cast parcel-based ballots, with one vote per acre or part of an acre. The rules cover adult landowners in Farm Drainage Act districts that elect commissioners and districts that switched from appointed to elected commissioners. Only one owner could vote for a shared parcel. Casting that ballot would certify that a majority of the owners authorized the voter to represent them.

Election judges could accept voters’ claims of ownership or authority to vote for owners. Commissioners serving as election judges would not have to determine who owns each parcel. People voting for a company or another organization would certify that they have authority to represent it. Judges could take reasonable steps to prevent multiple people from voting for the same parcel.