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IA Code § 46.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES|Section 46.20 - Declaration of candidacy.

46.20 Declaration of candidacy.   At least one hundred four days before the judicial election preceding expiration of the initial or regular term of office, a judge of the supreme court, court of appeals, or district court including district associate judges, full-time associate juvenile judges, or full-time associate probate judges, or a clerk of the district court who is required to stand for retention under section 602.1216 may file a declaration of candidacy with the state commissioner of elections to stand for retention or rejection at that election. If a judge or clerk fails to file the declaration, the office shall be vacant at the end of the term. District associate judges, full-time associate juvenile judges, and full-time associate probate judges filing the declaration shall stand for retention in the judicial election district of their residence.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.20]  83 Acts, ch 186, §10023, 10201; 89 Acts, ch 136, §29; 99 Acts, ch 93, §2  Referred to in §602.1216, 602.6305, 602.7103C, 633.20C
IA Code § 46.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES|Section 46.21 - Conduct of elections.

46.21 Conduct of elections.   At least sixty-four days before each judicial election, the state commissioner of elections shall certify to the county commissioner of elections of each county a list of the judges of the supreme court, court of appeals, and district court including district associate judges, full-time associate juvenile judges, and full-time associate probate judges, and clerks of the district court to be voted on in each county at that election. The county commissioner of elections shall place the names upon the ballot in the order in which they appear in the certificate. The state commissioner of elections shall rotate the names in the certificate by county. The names of all judges and clerks to be voted on shall be placed upon one ballot, which shall be in substantially the following form:  STATE OF IOWA  JUDICIAL BALLOT  (Date)  VOTE ON ALL NAMES BY PLACING AN X IN THE APPROPRIATE BOX AFTER EACH NAME.  SUPREME COURT  Shall the following judges of the supreme court be retained in office?   CANDIDATE’S NAME YES ☐ NO ☐   CANDIDATE’S NAME YES ☐ NO ☐  COURT OF APPEALS  Shall the following judges of the court of appeals be retained in office?   CANDIDATE’S NAME YES ☐ NO ☐   CANDIDATE’S NAME YES ☐ NO ☐  DISTRICT COURT  Shall the following judge, associate judge, associate juvenile judge, or associate probate judge of the district court be retained in office?   CANDIDATE’S NAME YES ☐ NO ☐  Shall the following clerk of the district court be retained in office?   CANDIDATE’S NAME YES ☐ NO ☐  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.21]  83 Acts, ch 186, §10024, 10201; 89 Acts, ch 136, §30; 99 Acts, ch 93, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1083, §2, 37; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §74  Referred to in §602.1216, 602.6305, 602.7103C, 633.20C  Voting mark generally, see §49.92
IA Code § 46.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES|Section 46.22 - Voting.

46.22 Voting.   Voting at judicial elections shall be by separate paper ballot or optical scan ballot in the space provided for public measures. If separate paper ballots are used, the election judges shall offer a ballot to each voter. If optical scan ballots are used, either a separate ballot or a distinct heading may be used to distinguish the judicial ballot. Separate ballot boxes for the general election ballots and the judicial election ballots are not required. The general election ballot and the judicial election ballot may be voted in the same voting booth.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.22]  90 Acts, ch 1238, §10; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §18; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §11  Referred to in §602.1216, 602.6305, 602.7103C, 633.20C
IA Code § 46.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES|Section 46.23 - General election and absent voter laws.

46.23 General election and absent voter laws.   So far as applicable, general election and absent voter laws shall apply to judicial elections. An application for an absent voter ballot for a general election shall also constitute an application for an absent voter ballot for a judicial election to be held at the same time, and the ballots shall be mailed or delivered to the voter together. The sealed envelope transmitted by the absent voter to the county commissioner of elections containing the absent voter general election ballot may also contain the judicial election ballot.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.23]  Referred to in §602.1216, 602.6305, 602.7103C, 633.20C
IA Code § 46.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES|Section 46.24 - Results of election.

46.24 Results of election.   1. A judge of the supreme court, court of appeals, or district court including a district associate judge, full-time associate juvenile judge, or full-time associate probate judge, or a clerk of the district court must receive more affirmative than negative votes to be retained in office. When the poll is closed, the election judges shall publicly canvass the vote forthwith. The board of supervisors shall canvass the returns on the Monday or Tuesday after the election, and shall promptly certify the number of affirmative and negative votes on each judge or clerk to the state commissioner of elections.   2. The state board of canvassers shall, at the time of canvassing the vote cast at a general election, open and canvass all of the returns for the judicial election. Each judge of the supreme court, court of appeals, or district court including a district associate judge, full-time associate juvenile judge, or full-time associate probate judge, or a clerk of the district court who has received more affirmative than negative votes shall receive from the state board of canvassers an appropriate certificate so stating.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.24]  83 Acts, ch 186, §10025, 10201; 90 Acts, ch 1238, §11; 99 Acts, ch 93, §4; 2000 Acts, ch 1154, §8  Referred to in §331.383, 602.1216, 602.6305, 602.7103C, 633.20C
IA Code § 46.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES|Section 46.25 - Eligible elector defined.

46.25 Eligible elector defined.   As used in this chapter, the term “eligible elector” has the meaning assigned that term by section 39.3.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §46.25]
IA Code § 47.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 47 - ELECTION COMMISSIONERS|Section 47.3 - Election expenses.

47.3 Election expenses.   1. The costs of conducting a special election called by the governor, general election, and the primary election held prior to the general election shall be paid by the county.   2. The cost of conducting other elections shall be paid by the political subdivision for which the election is held. The costs shall include but not be limited to the printing of the ballots and the election register, publication of notices, printing of declaration of eligibility affidavits, compensation for precinct election boards, canvass materials, and the preparation and installation of voting equipment. The county commissioner of elections shall certify to the county board of supervisors a statement of cost for an election. The cost shall be assessed by the county board of supervisors against the political subdivision for which the election was held.   3. a. Costs of registration and administrative and clerical costs shall not be charged as a part of the election costs.   b. If automatic tabulating equipment is used in any election, the county commissioner of elections shall not charge any political subdivision of the state a rental fee for the use of any automatic tabulating equipment.   4. The cost of maintenance of voter registration records and of preparation of election registers and any other voter registration lists required by the commissioner in the discharge of the duties of that office shall be paid by the county. Administrative and clerical costs incurred by the registrar in discharging the duties of that office shall be paid by the state.  [C97, §1129; S13, §1129, 2754; SS15, §1087-a5; C24, §560, 835, 4203; C27, §560, 718-b18, 4203; C31, 35, §560, 718-b18, 4216-c15; C39, §560, 718.18, 4216.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §43.32, 48.18, 49.118, 277.15; C73, §43.32, 47.3, 277.15; C75, 77, 79, 81, §47.3]  2009 Acts, ch 57, §12  Referred to in §275.26, 331.383  Compensation of precinct election board members, see §49.20
IA Code § 47.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 47 - ELECTION COMMISSIONERS|Section 47.4 - Election filing deadlines.

47.4 Election filing deadlines.   If the deadline for a filing pertaining to an election falls on a day that the state or county commissioner’s office is closed for business, the deadline shall be extended to the next day that the office of state commissioner or county commissioner is open for business to receive the filing. This section does not apply to the deadline for voter registration under section 48A.9, subsection 2.  97 Acts, ch 170, §10
IA Code § 47.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 47 - ELECTION COMMISSIONERS|Section 47.9 - Voting machine reimbursement fund.

47.9 Voting machine reimbursement fund. Repealed by  2008 Acts, ch 1176, §8, 10  .
IA Code § 47.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 47 - ELECTION COMMISSIONERS|Section 47.10 - Optical scan voting system fund.

47.10 Optical scan voting system fund.   An optical scan voting system fund is established in the office of the treasurer of state under the control of the secretary of state. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the office of the secretary of state for purchase and distribution of optical scan voting system equipment to counties to assist county compliance with section 52.2. The secretary of state, in consultation with the department of administrative services, shall establish a procedure for purchasing and distributing the equipment.  2008 Acts, ch 1176, §1, 10; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §168
IA Code § 47.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 47 - ELECTION COMMISSIONERS|Section 47.11 - Electronic poll book and polling place technology program — revolving loan fund.

47.11 Electronic poll book and polling place technology program — revolving loan fund.   1. An electronic poll book and polling place technology program is created and an electronic poll book and polling place technology revolving loan fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the state commissioner. The program and revolving loan fund shall be administered by the state commissioner and the revolving loan fund shall include moneys allocated from the state commissioner’s budget and any other moneys obtained or accepted by the state commissioner for deposit in the revolving loan fund.   2. a. The state commissioner may loan moneys in the revolving loan fund to county commissioners for the purchase or update of electronic poll book and polling place technology.   b. Moneys loaned under this subsection shall be used, in accordance with section 49.28, to furnish electronic poll books to election precincts for the purpose of modernizing polling places throughout the state.   c. The state commissioner may spend an amount not to exceed thirty percent of the moneys in the revolving loan fund at the beginning of a fiscal year to administer polling place technology to ensure compliance with state standards of technological security and the protection of personally identifiable information.   3. A loan made under this section shall bear no interest.   4. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the revolving loan fund shall be credited to the revolving loan fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the revolving loan fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund but shall remain available in the revolving loan fund for the purposes designated.   5. The state commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.  2017 Acts, ch 110, §37
IA Code § 48A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION|Section 48A.1 - Statement of intent.

48A.1 Statement of intent.   It is the intent of the general assembly to facilitate the registration of eligible residents of this state through the widespread availability of voter registration services. This chapter and other statutes relating to voter registration are to be liberally construed toward this end.  94 Acts, ch 1169, §1
IA Code § 48A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION|Section 48A.2 - Definitions.

48A.2 Definitions.   The definitions established by this section and section 39.3 shall apply wherever the terms so defined appear in this chapter, unless the context in which any such term is used clearly requires otherwise.   1. “Commissioner of registration” means the county commissioner of elections as defined in section 47.2.   2. “Document” means, for purposes of satisfying proof of residence under this chapter, information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic record and is retrievable in perceivable form.   3. “Homeless person” means a person who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and who has a primary nighttime residence that is one of the following:   a. A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations.   b. An institution that provides a temporary residence for persons intended to be institutionalized.   c. A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.   4. “Person who is incompetent to vote” means a person with an intellectual disability who has been found to lack the mental capacity to vote in a proceeding held pursuant to section 633.552.   5. “Voter registration agency” means an agency designated to conduct voter registration under section 48A.19. Offices of the office of driver services of the state department of transportation are not voter registration agencies.   6. “Voter identification card” means a card issued pursuant to section 48A.10A.   7. “Voter registration form” means an application to register to vote which must be completed by or on behalf of any person registering to vote. The voter registration form may also be used to make changes to an existing voter registration record.   8. “Voter registration list” means a compilation of voter registration records produced, upon request, from the electronic voter registration file or by viewing, upon request, the original, completed voter registration applications and forms.  94 Acts, ch 1169, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §14; 98 Acts, ch 1185, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §17, 115; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §39, 43; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §14; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §5; 2013 Acts, ch 130, §16, 35; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §12, 35, 36; 2018 Acts, ch 1149, §4, 12; 2019 Acts, ch 57, §1, 43, 44  Referred to in §321.1, 331.394, 602.8102(15)  2017 enactment of subsection 6 takes effect July 1, 2017, and applies to elections held on or after that date;  2017 Acts, ch 110, §35, 36  ;  2017 Acts, ch 170, §26
IA Code § 48A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION|Section 48A.3 - Commissioner of registration.

48A.3 Commissioner of registration.   The county commissioner of elections is designated the commissioner of registration for the county, and may appoint deputies and assistants, subject to the approval of the county board of supervisors, necessary to carry out the commissioner’s responsibilities under this chapter and under rules of the state voter registration commission and the state registrar of voters.  94 Acts, ch 1169, §3
IA Code § 48A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION|Section 48A.4 - Qualification of officers.

48A.4 Qualification of officers.   Before undertaking any voter registration duties, each voter registration officer, deputy, or assistant in whatever capacity, or clerk in the office of commissioner shall take an oath in the form prescribed by the state commissioner of elections.  94 Acts, ch 1169, §4
IA Code § 48A.5A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION|Section 48A.5A - Determination of residence.

48A.5A Determination of residence.   Residence shall be determined in accordance with the following principles:   1. The residence of a person is in the precinct where the person’s home or dwelling is located.   2. A residence for purposes of this chapter cannot be established in a commercial or industrial building that is not normally used for residential purposes unless the building is used as a primary nighttime residence.   3. A person does not lose residence if the person leaves the person’s home to reside temporarily in another state or precinct.   4. If a person goes to another state or precinct and files an affidavit of residence in that state or precinct for election purposes, the person loses residence in the former state or precinct, unless the person moved to the other state after that state’s deadline for registering to vote in a particular election.   5. A student who resides at or near the school the student attends, but who is also able to claim a residence at another location under the provisions of this section, may choose either location as the student’s residence for voter registration and voting purposes.   6. If an active member of the United States armed forces, as defined by section 53.37, has previously resided at a location that meets the requirements of this section, that person may claim either that previous residence or the person’s current residence as the person’s residence for voter registration and voting purposes.   7. Notwithstanding subsections 1 through 6, the residence of a homeless person is in the precinct where the homeless person usually sleeps. Residence requirements shall be construed liberally to provide homeless persons with the opportunity to register to vote and to vote.   8. A person’s declaration of residency for voter registration and voting purposes is presumed to be valid unless a preponderance of evidence indicates that another location should be considered the person’s voting residence under the provisions of this chapter.  94 Acts, ch 1169, §6
IA Code § 48A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION|Section 48A.6 - Disqualified persons.

48A.6 Disqualified persons.   The following persons are disqualified from registering to vote and from voting:   1. A person who has been convicted of a felony as defined in section 701.7, or convicted of an offense classified as a felony under federal law. If the person’s rights are later restored by the governor, or by the president of the United States, the person may register to vote.   2. A person who is incompetent to vote. Certification by the clerk of the district court that any such person has been found no longer incompetent by a court shall qualify such person to again be an elector, subject to the other provisions of this chapter.  94 Acts, ch 1169, §7; 98 Acts, ch 1185, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §18, 115  Referred to in §53.37  Iowa Constitution, Art. II, §5  Proceedings regarding competency to vote, see §229.27, 633.552  Restoration of rights by governor, see chapter 914
IA Code § 48A.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION|Section 48A.7 - Registration in person.

48A.7 Registration in person.   An eligible elector may register to vote by appearing personally and completing a voter registration form at the office of the commissioner in the county in which the person resides, at a motor vehicle driver’s license station, including any county treasurer’s office that is participating in county issuance of driver’s licenses under chapter 321M, or at any voter registration agency. A separate registration form shall be signed by each individual registrant.  94 Acts, ch 1169, §8; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1143, §12, 26
IA Code § 48A.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION|Section 48A.8 - Registration by mail.

48A.8 Registration by mail.   1. An eligible elector may request that a voter registration form be mailed to the elector. The completed form may be mailed or delivered by the registrant or the registrant’s designee to the commissioner in the county where the person resides or to the state commissioner of elections for a program participant, as provided in section 9E.6. A separate voter registration form shall be signed by each individual registrant.   2. An eligible elector who registers by mail and who has not previously voted in an election for federal office in the county of registration shall be required to provide identification documents when voting for the first time in the county, unless the registrant provided on the registration form the registrant’s Iowa driver’s license number, or the registrant’s Iowa nonoperator’s identification card number, or the last four numerals of the registrant’s social security number and the driver’s license, nonoperator’s identification, or partial social security number matches an existing state or federal identification record with the same number, name, and date of birth. If the registrant under this subsection votes in person at the polls, or by absentee ballot at the commissioner’s office or at a satellite voting station, the registrant shall provide a current and valid photo identification card and shall present, as proof of residence, to the appropriate election official one of the following current documents that shows the name and address of the registrant:   a. Residential lease.   b. Property tax statement.   c. Utility bill.   d. Bank statement.   e. Paycheck.   f. Government check.   g. Other government document.   3. If the registrant under subsection 2 votes an absentee ballot by mail, the registrant shall provide a photocopy of one of the documents listed in subsection 2 when returning the absentee ballot.   4. A registrant under subsection 2 who is required to present identification when casting a ballot in person shall be permitted to vote a provisional ballot if the voter does not provide the required identification documents. If a voter who is required to present identification when casting a ballot votes an absentee ballot by mail, the ballot returned by the voter shall be considered a provisional ballot pursuant to sections 49.81 and 53.31.  94 Acts, ch 1169, §9; 2004 Acts, ch 1083, §6, 37; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §15; 2015 Acts, ch 96, §9, 17; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §17, 35, 36  Referred to in §9E.6, 48A.25A, 48A.37, 49.77, 49.81, 53.38  2017 amendment to subsection 2 takes effect July 1, 2017, and applies to elections held on or after that date;  2017 Acts, ch 110, §35, 36  ;  2017 Acts, ch 170, §26