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2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.112 - Nominations in certain cities.

43.112 Nominations in certain cities.
1. This chapter shall, so far as applicable, govern the nominations of candidates by political parties for all offices to be filled by a direct vote of the people in cities acting under a special charter in 1973 and having a population of over fifty thousand, except all such cities as choose by special election to conduct nonpartisan city elections under the provisions of chapter 44, 45, or 376. An election on the question of conducting city elections in such a special charter city on a nonpartisan basis may be called by the city council on its own initiative, and shall be called by the council upon receipt of a petition of the voters which so requests and is presented in conformity with section 362.4, but a special election on that question shall be held concurrently with any election being held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of any odd-numbered year.
2. Sections 43.114 through 43.118 shall apply only to cities to which this chapter is made applicable by this section.
[S13, §1087-a34; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §639; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.112; 82 Acts, ch 1097, §1]
2020 Acts, ch 1063, §24
Referred to in §43.114, 43.115, 43.116, 43.117, 45.1, 376.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.114 - Time of holding special charter city primary.

43.114 Time of holding special charter city primary.
In special charter cities holding a city primary election under the provisions of section 43.112, the primary shall be held on the first Tuesday in October of the year in which regular city elections are held.
[S13, §1087-a34; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §641; C46, 50, §43.114, 420.2; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.114]
2002 Acts, ch 1134, §11, 115; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §13
Referred to in §43.112, 43.115, 376.3
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.115 - Nomination papers — number of signers.

43.115 Nomination papers — number of signers.
1. All candidates for nominations to be made in primary elections held pursuant to section 43.112 shall file nomination papers with the city clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. forty days before the date of the election as established by section 43.114, except that candidates for precinct committee member shall file affidavits of candidacy as required by section 420.130. The number of eligible electors signing petitions required for printing the name of a candidate upon the official primary ballot shall be one hundred for an office to be filled by the voters of the entire city and twenty-five for an office to be filled by the voters of a subdivision of the city.
2. Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, a candidate for precinct committee member may also file as a candidate for one additional office.
3. Objections to nomination petitions and certificates of nominations shall be filed and decided as provided in section 43.24.
[S13, §1087-a34; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §642; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.115]
84 Acts, ch 1291, §2; 88 Acts, ch 1119, §7; 90 Acts, ch 1238, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §11
Referred to in §43.112, 43.116, 376.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.116 - Ballot vacancies in special charter city elections.

43.116 Ballot vacancies in special charter city elections.
1. A vacancy on the ballot for an election at which city officers are to be chosen, and for which candidates have been nominated under this chapter, exists when any political party lacks a candidate for an office to be filled at that election because:
a. Either no person filed at the time required by section 43.115 as a candidate for the party’s nomination for that office in the city primary election held under section 43.112, or all persons who did so subsequently withdrew as candidates, were found to lack the requisite requirements for the office, or died before the date of the city primary election, and no candidate received a number of write-in votes sufficient for nomination under section 43.53; or
b. The person nominated in the city primary election as the party’s candidate for that office withdrew by giving written notice to that effect to the city clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the canvass of that city primary election.
2. A ballot vacancy as defined by this section may be filled by the city central committee of the party on whose ticket the vacancy exists or, in the case of an officer elected by the voters of a district within the city, by those members of the committee who represent the precincts lying within that district. The name of a candidate so designated to fill such a ballot vacancy shall be submitted in writing to the city clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh day following the city primary election.
3. If a special election is held to fill a vacancy in an elective city office, nominations by political parties shall be made following the provisions of subsection 2.
[C77, 79, 81, §43.116]
97 Acts, ch 170, §6; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §25
Referred to in §43.78, 43.112, 376.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.117 - Plurality vote nominates and elects.

43.117 Plurality vote nominates and elects.
A plurality shall nominate the party candidate for all offices filled by elections authorized by section 43.112, and a plurality shall elect the precinct committee members.
[S13, §1087-a34; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §644; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.117]
Referred to in §43.112, 376.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.118 - Expense.

43.118 Expense.
The entire expense of conducting the city primary election and preparation of election registers shall be audited by the city council and paid by the city.
[S13, §1087-a34; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §645; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.118]
2002 Acts, ch 1134, §12, 115
Referred to in §43.112, 376.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.121 - Nominations by petition or nonparty organizations.

43.121 Nominations by petition or nonparty organizations.
This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit nomination of candidates for office by petition, or by nonparty organizations, as provided in chapters 44 and 45, but no person so nominated shall be permitted to use the name, or any part thereof, of any political party authorized or entitled under this chapter to nominate a ticket by primary vote, or that has nominated a ticket by primary vote under this chapter.
[S13, §1087-a29; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §648; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.121]
Referred to in §44.18
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.123 - Nomination of lieutenant governor.

43.123 Nomination of lieutenant governor.
Notwithstanding this chapter and any other statute relating to the nomination of a person for the office of lieutenant governor, the nomination of a person for the office of lieutenant governor for the general election in the year 1990 and each four years thereafter shall be held at the state convention of the political party. The nomination of a person for the office of lieutenant governor by a nonparty political organization shall be the procedure specified in chapter 44.
88 Acts, ch 1121, §1; 89 Acts, ch 83, §15
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS › Section 44.1 - Nonparty political organizations.

44.1 Nonparty political organizations.
1. Any convention or caucus of eligible electors representing a political organization which is not a political party as defined by law, may, for the state, or for any division or municipality thereof, or for any county, or for any subdivision thereof, for which such convention or caucus is held, make one nomination of a candidate for each office to be filled therein at the general election. However, in order to qualify for any nomination made for a statewide elective office by such a political organization there shall be in attendance at the convention or caucus where the nomination is made a minimum of five hundred eligible electors including at least one eligible elector from each of twenty-five counties. In order to qualify for any nomination to the office of United States representative there shall be in attendance at the convention or caucus where the nomination is made a minimum of two hundred eligible electors who are residents of the congressional district including at least one eligible elector from each of at least one-half of the counties of the congressional district. In order to qualify for any nomination to an office to be filled by the voters of a county or of a city there shall be in attendance at the convention or caucus where the nomination is made a minimum of twenty eligible electors who are residents of the county or city, as the case may be, including at least one eligible elector from at least one-half of the voting precincts in that county or city. In order to qualify for any nomination made for the general assembly there shall be in attendance at the convention or caucus where the nomination is made a minimum of twenty-five eligible electors who are residents of the representative district or fifty eligible electors who are residents of the senatorial district, as the case may be, with at least one eligible elector from one-half of the voting precincts in the district in each case. The names of all delegates in attendance at such convention or caucus and such fact shall be certified to the state commissioner together with the other certification requirements of this chapter.
2. A candidate who has been nominated under a political party under chapter 43 shall not be eligible for nomination under this chapter for the same office in the same election year.
[C97, §1098; C24, §649; C27, 31, 35, §655-a1; C39, §655.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.1]
2021 Acts, ch 12, §15, 73, 74
Referred to in §44.2
Political party defined, §43.2
2021 amendment applies to all candidates seeking election to an office that will appear on a ballot in or after 2022; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §74
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS › Section 44.2 - Nominations certified.

44.2 Nominations certified.
Nominations made under section 44.1 shall be certified by the chairperson and secretary of the convention or caucus, who shall enter their place of residence opposite their signatures, and attach to said certificate their affidavit to the effect that the certificate is true.
[C97, §1099; C24, §650; C27, 31, 35, §655-a2; C39, §655.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.2]
Referred to in §44.3
2023 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
Referred to in §44.6, 44.7, 44.8
See also, §44.13
2023 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
2023 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. However, if the objection is to the certificate of nomination of one or more of the above named officers, the officer or officers objected to shall not pass upon the objection, but their places shall be filled, respectively, by the treasurer of state, the governor, and the secretary of agriculture. Objections relating to incorrect or incomplete information for information that is required under section 44.3 shall be sustained.
[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]
2021 Acts, ch 147, §15, 54; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §21
Section amended
2023 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. Objections relating to incorrect or incomplete information for information that is required under section 44.3 shall be sustained.
[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; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §16, 54
Referred to in §331.306, 331.505, 331.552, 331.602, 331.756(13)
2023 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.
3. Objections relating to incorrect or incomplete information for information that is required under section 44.3 shall be sustained.
[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; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §17, 54
Referred to in §44.7, 362.4, 376.4
2023 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 eighty-one days before the date of the election, or for withdrawals of nominations filed under section 44.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, at least seventy-six days before the date of election.
2. In the office of the appropriate commissioner, at least seventy-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; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §18, 54
Referred to in §44.10, 44.11, 277.4, 376.4
Applicability to candidates nominated by petition, see §45.4
2023 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.
The name of a candidate who has withdrawn the candidate’s nomination as provided in section 44.9 shall not be printed on the official ballot under that 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]
2021 Acts, ch 80, §24
2023 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 or dies before the deadline established in section 44.9, declines a nomination, 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-six days before the election in the case of nominations required to be filed with the state commissioner or not less than seventy-one days for nominations filed under section 44.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, not less than sixty-nine 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; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §19, 54
Referred to in §44.14, 44.17
2023 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]
2023 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
2023 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]
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES › Section 46.2A - Special appointment of state judicial nominating commissioners and transition provisions.

46.2A Special appointment of state judicial nominating commissioners and transition provisions.
1. The initial term of the ninth commissioner appointed by the governor shall begin on May 8, 2019, and shall expire on April 30, 2024.
2. After the initial term is served pursuant to subsection 1, a new commissioner shall be appointed by the governor to a six-year term as provided in section 46.1.
3. The terms of any commissioner serving on May 8, 2019, on the state judicial nominating commission or any commissioner already elected to begin serving on July 1, 2019, shall not be affected by
2019 Iowa Acts, ch. 89
.
4. This section is repealed July 1, 2024.
2008 Acts, ch 1049, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §13; 2012 Acts, ch 1021, §37; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §48, 60; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §27, 28
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES › Section 46.3 - Appointment of district judicial nominating commissioners.

46.3 Appointment of district judicial nominating commissioners.
1. The governor shall appoint five eligible electors of each judicial election district to the district judicial nominating commission.
2. The appointments made by the governor shall be to staggered terms of six years each and shall be made in the month of January for terms commencing February 1 of even-numbered years.
3. No more than a simple majority of the commissioners appointed shall be of the same gender.
4. Beginning with terms commencing February 1, 2012, there shall not be more than one appointed commissioner from a county within a judicial election district unless each county within the judicial election district has an appointed or elected commissioner or the number of appointed commissioners exceeds the number of counties within the judicial election district. This subsection shall not be used to remove an appointed commissioner from office prior to the expiration of the commissioner’s term.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.3]
87 Acts, ch 218, §3; 2011 Acts, ch 78, §1
Referred to in §602.11111
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES › Section 46.4 - Election of district judicial nominating commissioners.

46.4 Election of district judicial nominating commissioners.
1. The resident members of the bar of each judicial election district shall elect five eligible electors of the district to the district judicial nominating commission. Commissioners shall be elected to staggered terms of six years each. The elections shall be held in the month of January for terms commencing February 1 of even-numbered years.
2. For terms commencing February 1, 1988, and every six years thereafter, one elected commissioner in each district shall be a woman and one shall be a man. For terms commencing February 1, 1990, and every six years thereafter, one elected commissioner in each district shall be a woman and one shall be a man. For the term commencing February 1, 1992, in the odd-numbered districts the elected commissioner shall be a woman and in the even-numbered districts the elected commissioner shall be a man. For the terms commencing every six years thereafter, the districts shall alternate between women and men elected commissioners.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.4]
87 Acts, ch 218, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES › Section 46.5 - Vacancies.

46.5 Vacancies.
1. When a vacancy occurs in the office of an appointive judicial nominating commissioner, the chairperson of the particular commission shall promptly notify the governor in writing of such fact or the governor may take note of such a vacancy. Vacancies in the office of an appointive judicial nominating commissioner shall be filled by appointment by the governor, consistent with eligibility requirements. The term of state judicial nominating commissioners so appointed shall commence upon their appointment pending confirmation by the senate at the then session of the general assembly or at its next session if it is not then in session. The term of district judicial nominating commissioners so appointed shall commence upon their appointment.
2. An appointive commissioner shall be deemed to have submitted a resignation if the commissioner fails to attend a meeting of the commission that is properly noticed under section 46.13 and at which the commission conducts interviews or selects nominees for judicial office. The governor, in the governor’s discretion, may accept or reject the resignation. If the governor accepts the resignation, the governor shall notify the commissioner and the chairperson of the commission in writing and shall then make another appointment.
3. Vacancies in the office of elective judicial nominating commissioner shall be filled consistent with eligibility requirements by a special election within the judicial election district or congressional district where the vacancy occurs unless the term has less than ninety days remaining, in which case the office shall remain vacant. The special election shall be completed within ninety days of the vacancy arising and shall be conducted as provided in sections 46.9, 46.9A, and 46.10.
4. If a vacancy occurs in the office of chairperson of the state judicial nominating commission, the members of the commission shall elect a new chairperson as provided in section 46.6. If a vacancy occurs in the office of chairperson of a district judicial nominating commission or in the absence of the chairperson, the members of the particular commission shall elect a temporary chairperson from their own number.
5. Notwithstanding section 69.1A, appointed and elected commissioners on the state and district judicial nominating commissions shall not hold over until their successor is appointed or elected and qualified.
6. All judicial nominating commissioners, including those elected by the bar, shall be subject to removal by the executive council in the same manner as appointive state officers under section 66.26. When the status of a judicial nominating commissioner is in question, the governor shall be the officer responsible for deciding whether a vacancy exists under section 69.2.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.5]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10017, 10201; 87 Acts, ch 218, §5; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §164, 171; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §49, 60; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §29
Referred to in §602.11111
Confirmation, see §2.32
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES › Section 46.5A - Judicial nominating commission expenses.

46.5A Judicial nominating commission expenses.
Members of the state judicial nominating commission and the district judicial nominating commissions are entitled to be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as commissioners for each day spent attending commission meetings or training sessions called by the chairperson. Expenses shall be paid from funds appropriated to the judicial branch for this purpose.
88 Acts, ch 1094, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES › Section 46.6 - Chairperson.

46.6 Chairperson.
1. The commissioners of the state judicial nominating commission shall elect a chairperson from their own number. The chairperson shall serve a two-year term that expires on April 30 of even-numbered years. A commissioner may be reelected for a second or third term as chairperson. If a chairperson of a judicial nominating commission desires to be relieved of the duties of chairperson while retaining the status of commissioner, the chairperson shall notify the governor and the other commissioners of the commission. At the next meeting of the commission, the commissioners shall elect a new chairperson for the remainder of the two-year term.
2. The judge of longest service in the district shall serve as the chair of a particular district judicial nominating commission. If the judges of longest service in the district are of equal service, the eldest of such judges shall be chairperson of the particular judicial nominating commission.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.6]
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §10; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §50, 60
Referred to in §46.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES › Section 46.7 - Eligibility to vote.

46.7 Eligibility to vote.
To be eligible to vote in elections of judicial nominating commissioners, a member of the bar must be eligible to practice and must be a resident of the state of Iowa and of the appropriate congressional district or judicial election district at the time the member votes in the election. The member’s residency shall be determined by the home address shown on the member’s most recent electronic or paper submission to the commission on continuing education and the client security commission or on the member’s bar admission records. A judge who has been admitted to the bar of the state of Iowa shall be considered a member of the bar.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.7]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10018, 10201; 86 Acts, ch 1119, §1; 92 Acts, ch 1116, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §165, 171; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §51, 60
Referred to in §602.6504
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES › Section 46.8 - Certified list.

46.8 Certified list.
1. The state court administrator shall maintain a certified list of the names, addresses, electronic mail addresses, and years of admission of members of the bar who are eligible to vote for state and district judicial nominating commissioners.
2. Upon request, the state court administrator shall provide the certified list in electronic form and without charge to any properly qualified nominee for state or district judicial nominating commissioner.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.8]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10019, 10201; 86 Acts, ch 1119, §2; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §166, 171; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §52, 60
Referred to in §602.6504, 602.8102(14)
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES › Section 46.9 - Conduct of elections.

46.9 Conduct of elections.
1. When an election of judicial nominating commissioners is to be held, the state court administrator shall administer the voting. The state court administrator may administer the voting by electronic notification and voting or by paper ballot mailed to each eligible attorney. The state court administrator shall mail paper ballots to eligible attorneys or electronically notify and enable eligible attorneys to vote.
2. The state court administrator shall provide a voting period of at least twenty-one days from when the electronic voting notification is sent or the paper ballots are mailed during which eligible attorneys may vote electronically or submit a paper ballot.
3. In an election to elect a single commissioner, each eligible attorney may cast a single vote, and the qualified eligible elector receiving the most votes shall be elected.
4. In an election to elect one male commissioner and one female commissioner, each eligible attorney may cast one vote for male commissioner and one vote for female commissioner, and the qualified eligible elector of each gender receiving the most votes shall each be elected.
5. The election results, including the number of votes cast for each elector and the total number of the members of the bar eligible to vote in each election, shall be made publicly available on the judicial branch internet site and shall be reported to the governor and to the general assembly within ten days after the conclusion of the election.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.9]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10020, 10201; 2000 Acts, ch 1058, §58; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §167, 171; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §53, 60
Referred to in §46.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES › Section 46.9A - Notice preceding nomination of elective nominating commissioners.

46.9A Notice preceding nomination of elective nominating commissioners.
At least sixty days prior to the expiration of the term of an elective state or district judicial nominating commissioner or the expiration of the period within which a special election must be held, the state court administrator shall provide notice of the current or upcoming vacancy and the nomination and election process by making the notice publicly available on the judicial branch internet site, issuing a press release, and electronically notifying members of the bar. The election shall not commence until at least thirty days after the issuance of the notice required by this section.
87 Acts, ch 218, §6; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §168, 171; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §54, 60
Referred to in §46.5