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IA Code § 43.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.23 - Death or withdrawal of primary candidate.

43.23 Death or withdrawal of primary candidate.   1. If a person who has filed nomination papers with the state commissioner as a candidate in a primary election dies or withdraws up to the seventy-sixth day before the primary election, the appropriate convention or central committee of that person’s political party may designate one additional primary election candidate for the nomination that person was seeking, if the designation is submitted to the state commissioner in writing by 5:00 p.m. on the seventy-first day before the date of the primary election. The name of any candidate so submitted shall be included in the appropriate certificate or certificates furnished by the state commissioner under section 43.22.   2. If a person who has filed nomination papers with the commissioner as a candidate in a primary election dies or withdraws up to the sixty-seventh day before the primary election, the appropriate convention or central committee of that person’s political party may designate one additional primary election candidate for the nomination that person was seeking, if the designation is submitted to the commissioner in writing by 5:00 p.m. on the sixty-third day before the primary election. The name of any candidate so submitted shall be placed on the appropriate ballot or ballots by the commissioner.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, §43.59(1); C77, 79, 81, §43.23]  86 Acts, ch 1224, §2; 89 Acts, ch 136, §10  Referred to in §43.13, 43.24
IA Code § 43.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.25 - Correction of errors.

43.25 Correction of errors.   The commissioner shall correct any errors or omissions in the names of candidates and any other errors brought to the commissioner’s knowledge before the printing of the ballots.  [S13, §1087-a12; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §552; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.25]
IA Code § 43.26 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.26 - Ballot — form.

43.26 Ballot — form. Repealed by  2009 Acts, ch 57, §96  . See §43.31.
IA Code § 43.27 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.27 - Printing of ballots.

43.27 Printing of ballots.   The text printed on ballots of each political party shall be in black ink, on separate sheets of paper, uniform in quality, texture, and size, with the name of the political party printed at the head of the ballots, which ballots shall be prepared by the commissioner in the same manner as for the general election, except as provided in this chapter. The commissioner may print the ballots for each political party using a different color for each party. If colored paper is used, all of the ballots for each separate party shall be uniform in color.  [S13, §1087-a13; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §554; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.27]  2002 Acts, ch 1134, §8, 115; 2016 Acts, ch 1121, §3; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §16  Referred to in §43.31
IA Code § 43.28 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.28 - Names of candidates — arrangement.

43.28 Names of candidates — arrangement.   The names of all candidates for offices shall be arranged and printed upon the primary election ballots under the direction of the commissioner. If there are more candidates for nomination by a political party to an office than the number of persons to be elected to that office at the general election, the names of the candidates of that party for that nomination shall be rotated on the primary election ballot by the commissioner in the manner prescribed by section 49.31.  [S13, §1087-a13; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §556, 557; C46, 50, §43.28, 43.29; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.28]  Referred to in §43.31
IA Code § 43.29 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.29 - Form of name on ballot.

43.29 Form of name on ballot.   The name of a candidate printed on the ballot shall not include parentheses, quotation marks, or any personal or professional title.  89 Acts, ch 136, §12  Referred to in §43.31
IA Code § 43.30 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.30 - Sample ballots.

43.30 Sample ballots.   1. The commissioner shall prepare sample ballots for each political party. The sample ballots shall be clearly marked as sample ballots and shall be delivered to the precinct election officials for posting in the polling place pursuant to section 49.71, subsection 2.   2. The commissioner shall make sample ballots available to the public upon request. The sample ballots shall be clearly marked as sample ballots. A reasonable fee may be charged for printing costs if a person requests multiple copies of sample ballots. The commissioner shall not distribute sample ballots except as provided in this subsection.  [S13, §1087-a15; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §558; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.30]  89 Acts, ch 136, §13; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §2, 56; 2019 Acts, ch 148, §34  Referred to in §43.31, 49.49
IA Code § 43.31 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.31 - Form of official ballot — implementation by rule.

43.31 Form of official ballot — implementation by rule.   The state commissioner shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A to implement sections 43.27 through 43.30, section 43.36, sections 49.30 through 49.33, sections 49.36 through 49.41, section 49.57, and any other provision of the law prescribing the form of the official ballot.  2009 Acts, ch 57, §6; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §7
IA Code § 43.36 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.36 - Australian ballot.

43.36 Australian ballot.   The Australian ballot system as now used in this state, except as herein modified, shall be used at said primary election. The endorsement of the precinct election officials and the county seal shall appear upon the ballots as provided for general elections.  [S13, §1087-a6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §564; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.36]  2019 Acts, ch 148, §35  Referred to in §43.31  Australian ballot system, chapter 49  Endorsement by precinct election officials, §49.82  Signature of commissioner, §49.57
IA Code § 43.37 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.37 - Number of votes permitted per office.

43.37 Number of votes permitted per office.   The elector shall be permitted to vote for no more candidates for any office than there are persons to be elected to the office. If an elector votes for more persons for any office than the number permitted, the elector’s ballot shall not be counted for that office.  88 Acts, ch 1119, §6
IA Code § 43.38 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.38 - Voter confined to party ticket.

43.38 Voter confined to party ticket.   The elector shall be allowed to vote for candidates for nomination on the ballot of the party with which the elector is registered as affiliated, and shall receive no other ballot. The voter shall mark and return the ballot in the manner provided in section 49.84.  [S13, §1087-a6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §566; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.38]  2010 Acts, ch 1033, §3, 56
IA Code § 43.39 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.39 - Ballot for another party’s candidate.

43.39 Ballot for another party’s candidate.   If any primary elector writes upon the elector’s ticket the name of any person who is a candidate for the same office upon some other party ticket than that upon which the candidate’s name shall be so written, such ballot shall be so counted for such person only as a candidate of the party upon whose ballot the candidate’s name is written, and shall in no case be counted for such person as a candidate upon any other ticket.  [S13, §1087-a6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §567; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.39]  2010 Acts, ch 1033, §4, 56
IA Code § 43.41 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.41 - Change or declaration of party affiliation before primary.

43.41 Change or declaration of party affiliation before primary.   Any registered voter who desires to change or declare a political party affiliation may, before the close of registration for the primary election, file a written declaration stating the change of party affiliation with the county commissioner of registration who shall enter a notation of such change on the registration records.  [S13, §1087-a8; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §569; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.41]  94 Acts, ch 1169, §64
IA Code § 43.42 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.42 - Change or declaration of party affiliation at polls.

43.42 Change or declaration of party affiliation at polls.   1. Any registered voter may change or declare a party affiliation at the polls on election day and shall be entitled to vote at any primary election. Each voter doing so shall indicate the voter’s change or declaration of party affiliation on the voter’s declaration of eligibility affidavit.   2. Each change or declaration of a registered voter’s party affiliation so received shall be reported by the precinct election officials to the county commissioner of registration who shall enter a notation of the change on the registration records.  [S13, §1087-a8, -a9; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §570, 572; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §43.42; C75, §43.42, 43.44; C77, 79, 81, §43.42]  91 Acts, ch 129, §4; 92 Acts, ch 1163, §12; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §64; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
IA Code § 43.43 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.43 - Voter’s declaration of eligibility.

43.43 Voter’s declaration of eligibility.   Each person voting at a primary election shall sign a declaration of eligibility which shall be in substantially the following form:   I do solemnly swear or affirm that I am a resident of the ............................................ precinct, .................................... ward or township, city of ........................, county of ........................, Iowa.   I am a registered voter. I have not voted and will not vote in any other precinct in this election.   I am affiliated with the ........................ party. If my current voter registration record indicates another party affiliation or no party affiliation, I swear or affirm that I have in good faith changed my previously declared party affiliation, or declared my party affiliation, and now desire to be a member of the party indicated above.   .....................................   Signature of voter   .....................................   Address   (........)..........................   Telephone (optional)  Approved:  ....................................  Election board member   ......................   Date  91 Acts, ch 129, §5; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §64; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §5
IA Code § 43.45 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.45 - Canvass of votes.

43.45 Canvass of votes.   1. Upon the closing of the polls the precinct election officials shall immediately publicly canvass the vote. The canvass shall be conducted using the procedures established in this section which are appropriate for the voting system used in the precinct.   2. In precincts where optical scan voting systems are used and ballots are counted in the precinct, precinct election officials shall do all of the following:   a. Close and secure the ballot reader to prevent the insertion of additional ballots.   b. Print the results for the precinct.   c. Open the ballot container. Secure all ballots counted by the vote-tabulating device. Sort the remaining ballots by party. Tally all write-in votes and any other ballots not yet counted. Record the results in the tally list.   d. Put all ballots in an envelope or other package and seal it. All members of the board shall sign their names across the seal of the envelope. The seal shall be placed so that the envelope or package cannot be opened without breaking the seal.   3. Notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary in subsection 1 and subsection 2, paragraph “c”, the commissioner of a county using digital ballot counting technology may direct the precinct election officials to tally and record write-in votes at the precincts after the closing of the polls or may direct the precinct election officials to print the write-in report containing digital images of write-in votes for delivery to the special precinct board to tally and record the write-in votes on any day following election day and prior to the canvass by the board of supervisors under section 43.49. For the purposes of this subsection “digital ballot counting technology” is technology in which digital images of write-in votes are printed by the precinct election officials at the polling place after the close of voting.  [S13, §1087-a17; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §573; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.45]  87 Acts, ch 221, §2; 89 Acts, ch 136, §14; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §9, 115; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §21, 22; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §15, 16; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §7; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §6, 56; 2015 Acts, ch 85, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 138, §13, 161, 162
IA Code § 43.46 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.46 - Delivering returns.

43.46 Delivering returns.   The precinct election officials shall deliver all election supplies, by noon of the day after the close of the polls, to the commissioner who shall carefully preserve them and deliver the returns in the condition in which received except as is otherwise required by sections 50.20 to 50.22, to the county board of supervisors.  [S13, §1087-a17; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §574; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.46]  2010 Acts, ch 1033, §7  Referred to in §43.47
IA Code § 43.47 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.47 - Messenger sent for returns.

43.47 Messenger sent for returns.   If the returns from any precinct are not delivered as provided in section 43.46, the commissioner shall forthwith send a messenger for the missing returns, and the messenger shall be paid as provided by section 50.47 for such services.  [S13, §1087-a17; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §575; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.47]
IA Code § 43.48 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.48 - Precinct counts publicly available.

43.48 Precinct counts publicly available.   The commissioner shall make available to the public the precinct counts produced by the voting equipment.  [S13, §1087-a17; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §576; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.48]  89 Acts, ch 136, §15; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §10, 115; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §17
IA Code § 43.49 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.49 - Canvass by county board.

43.49 Canvass by county board.   1. On the Monday or Tuesday following the primary election, the board of supervisors shall meet, open, and canvass the returns from each voting precinct in the county, and make abstracts thereof, stating the following:   a. The number of ballots cast in the county in each precinct by each political party, separately, for each office.   b. The name of each person voted for and the number of votes given to each person for each different office.   c. The votes of all write-in candidates who each received less than five percent of the votes cast for an office reported collectively under the heading “scattering”.   2. If the day designated by this section for the canvass is a public holiday, the provisions of section 4.1, subsection 34, shall apply.  [S13, §1087-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §577; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.49]  90 Acts, ch 1238, §3; 95 Acts, ch 189, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §8, 9, 56  Referred to in §43.45, 43.67, 50.48, 331.383
IA Code § 43.50 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.50 - Signing and filing of abstract.

43.50 Signing and filing of abstract.   The members of the board shall sign said abstracts and certify to the correctness thereof, and file the same with the commissioner.  [S13, §1087-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §578; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.50]  Referred to in §331.383
IA Code § 43.51 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.51 - Finality of canvass.

43.51 Finality of canvass.   Such canvass and certificate shall be final as to all candidates for nomination to any elective county office or office of a subdivision of a county.  [S13, §1087-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §579; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.51]  Referred to in §331.383
IA Code § 43.52 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.52 - Nominees for county office.

43.52 Nominees for county office.   1. a. The nominee of each political party for any office to be filled by the voters of the entire county, or for the office of county supervisor elected from a district within the county, shall be the person receiving the highest number of votes cast in the primary election by the voters of that party for the office, and that person shall appear as the party’s candidate for the office on the general election ballot.   b. If no candidate receives thirty-five percent or more of the votes cast by voters of the candidate’s party for the office sought, the primary is inconclusive and the nomination shall be made as provided by section 43.78, subsection 1, paragraphs “d” and “e”.   2. When two or more nominees are required, as in the case of at-large elections, the nominees shall likewise be the required number of persons who receive the greatest number of votes cast in the primary election by the voters of the nominating party, but no candidate is nominated who fails to receive thirty-five percent of the number of votes found by dividing the number of votes cast by voters of the candidate’s party for the office in question by the number of persons to be elected to that office. If the primary is inconclusive under this subsection, the necessary number of nominations shall be made as provided by section 43.78, subsection 1, paragraphs “d” and “e”.  [S13, §1087-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §580; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.52]  2017 Acts, ch 54, §76  Referred to in §43.53, 43.66, 43.67, 43.77
IA Code § 43.53 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.53 - Nominees for subdivision office — write-in candidates.

43.53 Nominees for subdivision office — write-in candidates.   The nominee of each political party for any office to be filled by the voters of any political subdivision within the county shall be the person receiving the highest number of votes cast in the primary election by the voters of that party for the office. That person shall appear as the party’s candidate for the office on the general election ballot. A person whose name is not printed on the official primary ballot shall not be declared nominated as a candidate for such office in the general election unless that person receives at least five votes. Nomination of a candidate for the office of county supervisor elected from a district within the county shall be governed by section 43.52 and not by this section.  [S13, §1087-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §581; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.53]  95 Acts, ch 189, §2; 2005 Acts, ch 152, §5  Referred to in §43.54, 43.77, 43.116
IA Code § 43.54 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.54 - Right to place on ballot.

43.54 Right to place on ballot.   Each candidate nominated pursuant to section 43.53 is entitled to have the candidate’s name printed on the official ballot to be voted for at the general election if the candidate files an affidavit in the form required by section 43.67 not later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh day following the completion of the canvass.  [S13, §1087-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §582; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.54]  89 Acts, ch 136, §16
IA Code § 43.55 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.55 - Nominee certified.

43.55 Nominee certified.   The board of supervisors shall separately prepare and certify a list of the candidates of each party so nominated. It shall deliver to the chairperson of each party central committee for the county a copy of the list of candidates nominated by that party; and shall also certify and deliver to the chairperson a list of the offices to be filled by the voters of the county for which no candidate of that party was nominated, together with the names of all of the candidates for each of these offices who were voted for at the primary election and the number of votes received by each of such candidates.  [S13, §1087-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §583; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.55]  Referred to in §331.383
IA Code § 43.56 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION|Section 43.56 - Primary election recount provisions.

43.56 Primary election recount provisions.   1. Recounts of votes for primary elections shall be conducted following the procedure outlined in section 50.48. However, if a recount is requested for an office for which no candidate has received the required thirty-five percent to be nominated, the recount board shall consist of the following persons:   a. One person chosen by the candidate requesting the recount, who shall be named in the request.   b. One person chosen by the candidate who received the highest number of votes for the nomination being recounted. However, if the candidate who requested the recount received more votes than anyone else for the nomination, the candidate who received the second highest number of votes shall designate this person to serve on the recount board.   c. A third person mutually agreeable to the board members designated by the candidates.   2. A bond is not necessary for a primary election recount under these circumstances if the difference between the number of votes needed to be nominated and the number of votes received by the candidate requesting the recount is less than fifty votes or one percent of the total number of votes cast for the nomination in question, whichever is greater. If a bond is required, the bond shall be in the amount specified in section 50.48, subsection 2.  89 Acts, ch 136, §17; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201