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IA Code § 44.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.3 - Certificate.

44.3 Certificate.   1. The certificate required by section 44.2 shall state the following information:   a. The name of each candidate nominated.   b. The office to which each candidate is nominated.   c. The name of the political organization making such nomination, expressed in not more than five words.   d. The place of residence of each nominee, with the street or number thereof, if any.   e. In case of presidential candidates, the names and addresses of presidential electors shall be stated, and the names of the candidates for president and vice president shall be added to the name of the organization.   f. The name and address of each member of the organization’s executive or central committee.   g. The provisions, if any, made for filling vacancies in nominations.   h. The name and address of each delegate or voter in attendance at a convention or caucus where a nomination is made.   2. Each candidate nominated by the convention or caucus shall complete and file a signed, notarized affidavit of candidacy. The affidavit shall be in the form prescribed by the secretary of state. The affidavit shall include the following information:   a. The candidate’s name in the form the candidate wants it to appear on the ballot.   b. The candidate’s home address.   c. The name of the county in which the candidate resides.   d. The name of the political organization by which the candidate was nominated.   e. The office sought by the candidate, and the district the candidate seeks to represent, if any.   f. A declaration that if the candidate is elected the candidate will qualify by taking the oath of office.   g. A statement that the candidate is aware that the candidate is required to organize a candidate’s committee which shall file an organization statement and disclosure reports if the committee or the candidate receives contributions, makes expenditures, or incurs indebtedness in excess of the reporting threshold in section 68A.102, subsection 5. This subsection shall not apply to candidates for federal office.   h. A statement that the candidate is aware of the prohibition in section 49.41 against being a candidate for more than one office to be filled at the same election, except county agricultural extension council and soil and water conservation district commission.   i. A statement that the candidate is aware that the candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate has been convicted of a felony or other infamous crime and the candidate’s rights have not been restored by the governor or by the president of the United States.  [C97, §1099; C24, §650; C27, 31, 35, §655-a3; C39, §655.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §44.3; C75, §44.3, 56.5(4); C77, 79, 81, §44.3; 81 Acts, ch 34, §5, ch 35, §17]  90 Acts, ch 1238, §7; 91 Acts, ch 129, §7; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §78; 94 Acts, ch 1180, §9; 98 Acts, ch 1052, §3; 2001 Acts, ch 158, §8  See also, §44.13
IA Code § 44.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.5 - Notice of objections.

44.5 Notice of objections.   When objections are filed, notice shall immediately be given to the affected candidate. The notice shall be addressed to the candidate’s place of residence as given in the certificate of nomination, stating that objections have been made to the certificate. The notice shall include the time and place of the hearing at which the objections will be considered. The hearing shall be held not later than one week after the objection is filed.  [C97, §1103; C24, §654; C27, 31, 35, §655-a5; C39, §655.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.5]  2009 Acts, ch 57, §9  Referred to in §376.4
IA Code § 44.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.6 - Hearing before state commissioner.

44.6 Hearing before state commissioner.   Objections filed with the state commissioner shall be considered by the secretary of state and auditor of state and attorney general, and a majority decision shall be final; but if the objection is to the certificate of nomination of one or more of the above named officers, said officer or officers so objected to shall not pass upon the same, but their places shall be filled, respectively, by the treasurer of state, the governor, and the secretary of agriculture.  [C97, §1103; C24, §654; C27, 31, 35, §655-a6; C39, §655.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.6]
IA Code § 44.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.7 - Hearing before commissioner.

44.7 Hearing before commissioner.   Except as otherwise provided in section 44.8, objections filed with the commissioner shall be considered by the county auditor, county treasurer, and county attorney, and a majority decision shall be final. However, if the objection is to the certificate of nomination of one or more of the above named county officers, the officer or officers objected to shall not pass upon the objection, but their places shall be filled, respectively, by the chairperson of the board of supervisors, the sheriff, and the county recorder.  [C97, §1103; C24, §654; C27, 31, 35, §655-a7; C39, §655.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.7]  83 Acts, ch 186, §10016, 10201; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §3  Referred to in §331.306, 331.505, 331.552, 331.602, 331.756(13)
IA Code § 44.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.8 - Hearing before mayor.

44.8 Hearing before mayor.   1. Objections filed with the city clerk pursuant to section 362.4 or with the commissioner for an elective city office shall be considered by the mayor and clerk and one member of the council chosen by the council by ballot, and a majority decision shall be final. However, if the objection is to the certificate of nomination of either of those city officials, that official shall not pass upon the objection, but the official’s place shall be filled by a member of the council against whom no such objection exists, chosen as above provided.   2. The hearing shall be held within twenty-four hours of the receipt of the objection if a primary election must be held for the office sought by the candidate against whom the objection has been filed.  [C97, §1103; C24, §654; C27, 31, 35, §655-a8; C39, §655.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.8]  88 Acts, ch 1119, §9; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §4  Referred to in §44.7, 362.4, 376.4
IA Code § 44.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.9 - Withdrawals.

44.9 Withdrawals.   Any candidate named under this chapter may withdraw the candidate’s nomination by a written request filed as follows:   1. In the office of the state commissioner, at least sixty-eight days before the date of the election.   2. In the office of the appropriate commissioner, at least sixty-four days before the date of the election, except as otherwise provided in subsection 6.   3. In the office of the appropriate school board secretary, at least forty-two days before the day of a regularly scheduled school election.   4. In the office of the state commissioner, in case of a special election to fill vacancies in Congress or the general assembly, not more than:   a. Twenty days after the date on which the governor issues the call for a special election to be held on at least forty days’ notice.   b. Five days after the date on which the governor issues the call for a special election to be held on at least ten but less than forty days’ notice.   5. In the office of the appropriate commissioner or school board secretary in case of a special election to fill vacancies, at least twenty-five days before the day of election.   6. In the office of the appropriate commissioner, at least forty-two days before the regularly scheduled or special city election. However, for those cities that may be required to hold a primary election, at least sixty-three days before a regularly scheduled or special city election.  [C97, §1101; SS15, §1101; C24, §652; C27, 31, 35, §655-a9; C39, §655.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.9]  87 Acts, ch 221, §4, 5; 89 Acts, ch 136, §25; 91 Acts, ch 129, §8; 98 Acts, ch 1123, §3; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §5; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §72; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §22; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §21; 2019 Acts, ch 148, §50  Referred to in §44.11, 376.4  Applicability to candidates nominated by petition, see §45.4
IA Code § 44.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.10 - Effect of withdrawal.

44.10 Effect of withdrawal.   No name so withdrawn shall be printed on the official ballot under such nomination.  [C97, §1101; SS15, §1101; C24, §652; C27, 31, 35, §655-a10; C39, §655.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.10]
IA Code § 44.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.11 - Vacancies filled.

44.11 Vacancies filled.   If a candidate named under this chapter withdraws before the deadline established in section 44.9, declines a nomination, or dies before election day, or if a certificate of nomination is held insufficient or inoperative by the officer with whom it is required to be filed, or in case any objection made to a certificate of nomination, or to the eligibility of any candidate named in the certificate, is sustained by the board appointed to determine such questions, the vacancy or vacancies may be filled by the convention, or caucus, or in such manner as such convention or caucus has previously provided. The vacancy or vacancies shall be filled not less than seventy-four days before the election in the case of nominations required to be filed with the state commissioner, not less than sixty-four days before the election in the case of nominations required to be filed with the commissioner, not less than forty-two days before the election in the case of nominations required to be filed in the office of the school board secretary, and not less than forty-two days before the election in the case of nominations required to be filed with the commissioner for city elections.  [C97, §1102; C24, §653; C27, 31, 35, §655-a11; C39, §655.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.11]  89 Acts, ch 136, §26; 97 Acts, ch 170, §8; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §73; 2017 Acts, ch 155, §14, 44  Referred to in §44.14, 44.17
IA Code § 44.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.12 - Insufficient time for convention.

44.12 Insufficient time for convention.   If the time is insufficient for again holding such convention or caucus, or in case no such previous provisions have been made, such vacancy shall be filled by the regularly elected or appointed executive or central committee of the particular division or district representing the political organization holding such convention, or caucus.  [C97, §1102; C24, §653; C27, 31, 35, §655-a12; C39, §655.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.12]
IA Code § 44.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.13 - Certificates in matter of vacancies.

44.13 Certificates in matter of vacancies.   The certificates of nominations made to fill such vacancies shall state, in addition to the facts and candidate’s affidavit required in an original certificate, the name of the original nominee, the date of death or declination of nomination, or the fact that the former nomination has been held insufficient or inoperative, and the measures taken in accordance with the above requirements for filling a vacancy, and shall be signed and sworn to by the presiding officer and secretary of the convention, or caucus, or by the chairperson and secretary of the committee, as the case may be.  [C97, §1102; C24, §653; C27, 31, 35, §655-a13; C39, §655.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.13; 81 Acts, ch 34, §6]  2020 Acts, ch 1063, §26  Referred to in §44.14  Original certificates, §44.3  Section amended
IA Code § 44.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.14 - Filing of certificates.

44.14 Filing of certificates.   Certificates of nominations made to fill vacancies, as required by section 44.13, shall be filed with the officer designated and at the time required by section 44.11.  [C97, §1104; SS15, §1104; C24, §655; C27, 31, 35, §655-a14; C39, §655.14; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.14]
IA Code § 44.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.15 - Presumption of validity.

44.15 Presumption of validity.   Certificates thus filed, and being apparently in conformity with law, shall be regarded as valid, unless objection in writing thereto shall be made, and, under proper regulations, shall be open to public inspection, and preserved by the receiving officer for not less than six months after the election is held.  [C97, §1104; SS15, §1104; C24, §655; C27, 31, 35, §655-a15; C39, §655.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.15]  Applicability to candidates nominated by petition, see §45.4
IA Code § 44.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.16 - Return of papers — additions not allowed.

44.16 Return of papers — additions not allowed.   After a nomination petition or certificate has been filed, it shall not be returned to the candidate or person who has filed the document, and no signature or other information shall be added to the nomination petition or certificate.  [C97, §1104; SS15, §1104; C24, §655; C27, 31, 35, §655-a16; C39, §655.16; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.16]  93 Acts, ch 143, §7
IA Code § 44.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS|Section 44.17 - Nominations by petition.

44.17 Nominations by petition.   1. In lieu of holding a caucus or convention, a nonparty political organization may nominate by petition pursuant to chapter 45 not more than one candidate for any partisan office to be filled at the general election.   2. The nonparty political organization may also file with the appropriate commissioner a list of the names and addresses of the organization’s central committee members, and the chairperson and secretary of the organization. The organization may also place on file a description of the method that the organization will follow to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, withdrawal, or disqualification of any of its candidates that were nominated by petition. If this information is filed before the close of the filing period for the general election, substitutions may be made pursuant to section 44.11.  97 Acts, ch 170, §9; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104  Referred to in §54.5
IA Code § 45.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 45 - NOMINATIONS BY PETITION|Section 45.2 - Adding name by petition.

45.2 Adding name by petition.   The name of a candidate placed upon the ballot by any other method than by petition shall not be added by petition for the same office in the same election.  [C97, §1100; C24, §651; C27, 31, 35, §655-a18; C39, §655.18; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §45.2]  Other methods, chapters 43, 44
IA Code § 45.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 45 - NOMINATIONS BY PETITION|Section 45.3 - Affidavit of candidacy.

45.3 Affidavit of candidacy.   Each candidate shall complete and file a signed, notarized affidavit of candidacy. The affidavit shall be filed at the same time as the nomination petition. The affidavit shall be in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall include the following information:   1. The candidate’s name in the form the candidate wants it to appear on the ballot.   2. The candidate’s home address.   3. The name of the county in which the candidate resides.   4. The name of the political organization by which the candidate was nominated, if any.   5. The office sought by the candidate, and the district the candidate seeks to represent, if any.   6. A declaration that if the candidate is elected the candidate will qualify by taking the oath of office.   7. A statement that the candidate is aware that the candidate is required to organize a candidate’s committee which shall file an organization statement and disclosure reports if the committee or the candidate receives contributions, makes expenditures, or incurs indebtedness in excess of the reporting threshold in section 68A.102, subsection 5. This subsection shall not apply to candidates for federal office.   8. A statement that the candidate is aware of the prohibition in section 49.41 against being a candidate for more than one office to be filled at the same election, except county agricultural extension council and soil and water conservation district commission.   9. A statement that the candidate is aware that the candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate has been convicted of a felony or other infamous crime and the candidate’s rights have not been restored by the governor or by the president of the United States.  [C97, §1100; C24, §651; C27, 31, 35, §655-a19; C39, §655.19; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §45.3; C75, §45.3, 56.5(4); C77, 79, 81, §45.3; 81 Acts, ch 35, §18]  87 Acts, ch 221, §6; 89 Acts, ch 136, §28; 90 Acts, ch 1238, §9; 91 Acts, ch 129, §9; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §79; 94 Acts, ch 1180, §11; 98 Acts, ch 1052, §4; 2001 Acts, ch 158, §9; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §14, 115  Referred to in §39.22, 49.41, 357.13, 358.9, 376.11
IA Code § 45.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 45 - NOMINATIONS BY PETITION|Section 45.4 - Filing — presumption — withdrawals — objections.

45.4 Filing — presumption — withdrawals — objections.   The time and place of filing nomination petitions, the presumption of validity thereof, the right of a candidate so nominated to withdraw and the effect of such withdrawal, and the right to object to the legal sufficiency of such petitions, or to the eligibility of the candidate, shall be governed by the law relating to nominations by political organizations which are not political parties.  [C97, §1104; SS15, §1104; C24, §652, 654, 655; C27, 31, 35, §655-a20; C39, §655.20; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §45.4]  Statutes applicable, chapter 44
IA Code § 45.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 45 - NOMINATIONS BY PETITION|Section 45.6 - Requirements in signing.

45.6 Requirements in signing.   The following requirements shall be observed in the signing and preparation of nomination petitions:   1. A signer may sign nomination petitions for more than one candidate for the same office, and the signature is not invalid solely because the signer signed nomination petitions for one or more other candidates for the office.   2. Each signer shall add the signer’s residential address, with street and number, if any, and city.   3. All signers, for all nominations, of each separate part of a nomination petition, shall reside in the appropriate ward, city, county, school district or school district director district, legislative district, or other district as required by section 45.1.   4. When more than one sheet is used, the sheets shall be neatly arranged and securely fastened together before filing, and shall be considered one nomination petition. Nomination petitions which are not securely fastened together shall be returned to the candidate or the candidate’s designee without examination. The state commissioner shall prescribe by rule the acceptable methods for binding nomination petitions.   5. Only one candidate shall be petitioned for or nominated in the same nomination petition, except for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, and president and vice president.  2002 Acts, ch 1134, §16, 115; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §5, 19; 2019 Acts, ch 148, §18, 33
IA Code § 46.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES|Section 46.1 - Appointment of state judicial nominating commissioners.

46.1 Appointment of state judicial nominating commissioners.   1. The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate, nine eligible electors to the state judicial nominating commission.   2. The appointments made by the governor shall be staggered terms of six years each and shall begin and end in even-numbered years as provided in section 69.19. The terms of no more than three nor less than two of the commissioners shall expire within the same two-year period.   3. No more than a simple majority of the commissioners appointed by the governor shall be of the same gender.   4. All commissioners shall be chosen without reference to political affiliation.   5. There shall be at least one commissioner appointed by the governor from each congressional district and there shall not be more than two commissioners appointed by the governor from a single congressional district unless each congressional district has at least two commissioners appointed by the governor.   6. A commissioner who has served a full six-year term on the state judicial nominating commission, whether the commissioner was appointed or elected, shall be ineligible to be appointed to a second six-year term.   7. No person may be appointed who holds an office of profit of the United States or of the state at the time of appointment.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.1]  87 Acts, ch 218, §1; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §46, 60  Referred to in §46.2A  Confirmation, see §2.32
IA Code § 46.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES|Section 46.2 - Election of state judicial nominating commissioners.

46.2 Election of state judicial nominating commissioners.   1. The resident members of the bar of each congressional district shall elect two eligible electors of different genders to the state judicial nominating commission.   2. The commissioners elected by the bar shall serve staggered terms of six years each and shall be elected in the month of January for terms commencing July 1 of odd-numbered years. The terms of no more than three of the commissioners shall expire within the same two-year period.   3. All of the commissioners elected by the bar shall be chosen without reference to political affiliation.   4. A commissioner who has served a full six-year term on the state judicial nominating commission, whether the commissioner was appointed or elected, shall be ineligible to be elected to a second six-year term.   5. No person may be elected who holds an office of profit of the United States or of the state at the time of election.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.2]  87 Acts, ch 218, §2; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §47, 60