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IOWA CITY — A lawsuit filed in Johnson County District Court argues that a state law requiring three Iowa counties to change how their supervisors are elected is unconstitutional.

Senate File 75 requires Iowa counties home to one of Iowa’s three Regent universities to elect their county supervisors by districts, rather than at-large. All three counties — Johnson, Black Hawk and Story — currently have Democratic-leaning boards and elect supervisors countywide.

The plaintiffs in the case are a group of 14 voters from the three affected counties. Through their attorney — James Larew of Larew Law Office in Iowa City — they argue that the law limits the powers of voters in the three counties.

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