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2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39A - ELECTION MISCONDUCT › Section 39A.1 - Title and purpose — election officials defined.

39A.1 Title and purpose — election officials defined.
1. This chapter may be cited and referred to as the “Election Misconduct and Penalties Act”.
2. The purpose of this chapter is to identify actions which threaten the integrity of the election process and to impose significant sanctions upon persons who intentionally commit those acts. It is the intent of the general assembly that offenses with the greatest potential to affect the election process be vigorously prosecuted and strong punishment meted out through the imposition of felony sanctions which, as a consequence, remove the voting rights of the offenders. Other offenses are still considered serious, but based on the factual context in which they arise, they may not rise to the level of offenses to which felony penalties attach. The general assembly also recognizes that instances may arise in which technical infractions of chapters 39 through 53 may occur which do not merit any level of criminal sanction. In such instances, administrative notice from the state or county commissioner of elections is sufficient. Mandates or proscriptions in chapters 39 through 53 which are not specifically included in this chapter shall be considered to be directive only, without criminal sanction.
3. For the purposes of this chapter, “election officials” include the state commissioner, the county commissioner, employees of the state commissioner and county commissioner who are responsible for carrying out functions or duties under chapters 39 through 53, and precinct election officials appointed pursuant to sections 49.12, 49.14, 49.18, and 53.23.
2002 Acts, ch 1071, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39A - ELECTION MISCONDUCT › Section 39A.3 - Election misconduct in the second degree.

39A.3 Election misconduct in the second degree.
1. A person commits the crime of election misconduct in the second degree if the person willfully commits any of the following acts:
a. Interference with validity of election.
(1) Possesses an official ballot outside of the voting room unless the person is an election official or other person authorized by law to possess such a ballot.
(2) Makes or possesses a counterfeit of an official election ballot.
(3) Solicits or encourages a person to vote in an election knowing that person is not qualified to vote in the election.
(4) Files a challenge containing false information under section 48A.14 or 49.79.
(5) Falsely or fraudulently signs nomination papers on behalf of another person.
b. Actions by election official. As an election official:
(1) Refuses to register a person who is entitled to register to vote under chapter 48A.
(2) Accepts a fee from an applicant applying for registration.
(3) While the polls are open, opens a ballot received from a voter, except as permitted by law.
(4) Marks a ballot by folding or otherwise so as to be able to recognize it.
(5) Attempts to learn how a voter marked a ballot.
(6) Causes a voter to cast a vote contrary to the voter’s intention.
(7) Changes a ballot, or in any way causes a vote to be recorded contrary to the intention of the person casting that vote.
(8) Allows a person to do any of the acts proscribed by subparagraphs (1) through (7).
(9) Fails to perform voter list maintenance in violation of section 48A.41.
c. Miscellaneous offenses. Uses voter registration information, including resale or redistribution of the voter registration list without written permission of the state registrar, for purposes other than those permitted by section 48A.39.
2. Election misconduct in the second degree is an aggravated misdemeanor.
2002 Acts, ch 1071, §3; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §83; 2019 Acts, ch 148, §6, 7, 33; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §4, 73
Referred to in §48A.41
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39A - ELECTION MISCONDUCT › Section 39A.5 - Election misconduct in the fourth degree.

39A.5 Election misconduct in the fourth degree.
1. A person commits the crime of election misconduct in the fourth degree if the person willfully commits any of the following acts:
a. Election day acts.
(1) As an employer, denying an employee the privilege conferred by section 49.109, or subjecting an employee to a penalty or reduction of wages because of the exercise of that privilege.
(2) Failing or refusing to comply with an order or command of an election official made pursuant to chapter 49 for which another penalty is not provided.
(3) Circulating, communicating, or attempting to circulate or communicate information with reference to the result of the counted ballots or making a compilation of vote subtotals before the polls are closed in violation of section 53.23.
(4) Destroying, defacing, tearing down, or removing a list of candidates, card of instruction, or sample ballot posted as provided by law prior to the closing of the polls.
(5) Removing or destroying the supplies or articles furnished for the purpose of enabling voters to prepare their ballots.
(6) Violating or attempting to violate any of the provisions or requirements of chapter 49 to which another penalty does not apply.
b. Miscellaneous offenses.
(1) As a public employee, acting in connection with an absentee ballot in violation of section 53.7.
(2) Violating any provision of chapter 53 for which another penalty is not provided.
(3) Violating any provision of chapter 48A for which another penalty is not provided.
2. Election misconduct in the fourth degree is a simple misdemeanor.
2002 Acts, ch 1071, §5; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §21, 38; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §14; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §84; 2010 Acts, ch 1060, §1; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39A - ELECTION MISCONDUCT › Section 39A.6 - Technical infractions — notice.

39A.6 Technical infractions — notice.
1. If the state commissioner or county commissioner becomes aware of an apparent technical violation of a provision of chapters 39 through 53, the state commissioner or county commissioner may administratively provide a written notice and letter of instruction to the responsible person regarding proper compliance procedures.
2. If the state commissioner sends a notice of such a technical infraction to a county commissioner, the state commissioner may require a written explanation of the occurrence, and measures that the person took to redress the issues contained within the notice.
3. a. Upon issuance of a technical infraction to a county commissioner, the state commissioner shall also impose a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars to be deposited in the general fund.
b. A county commissioner shall pay a fine issued pursuant to this section or file an appeal pursuant to chapter 17A within sixty days. A county commissioner who fails to pay a fine that was not dismissed pursuant to chapter 17A shall be suspended from office for a period not to exceed two years pursuant to sections 66.7 and 66.8.
c. If a county commissioner is suspended pursuant to paragraph “b”, the state commissioner shall direct the deputy of the county commissioner to oversee the functions of the office until the suspension is revoked or the office is vacated and a successor is elected. The state commissioner may direct the state commissioner’s staff to assist in the performance of the duties of the county commissioner.
4. Upon issuing a technical infraction, the state commissioner shall immediately inform the attorney general and relevant county attorney if the apparent violation constitutes or may constitute election misconduct under this chapter.
2002 Acts, ch 1071, §6; 2019 Acts, ch 148, §9, 33; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §9, 10, 73
Referred to in §49.2, 66.1A, 331.756(75)
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39A - ELECTION MISCONDUCT › Section 39A.7 - Election misconduct — investigation.

39A.7 Election misconduct — investigation.
1. The attorney general or county attorney shall investigate allegations of election misconduct reported to the attorney general or county attorney. Election misconduct by an election official shall also be investigated for prosecution under chapter 721.
2. Upon the completion of an investigation required by this section, the attorney general or county attorney shall submit the results of the investigation to the state commissioner and explain whether the attorney general or county attorney will pursue charges.
2021 Acts, ch 12, §11, 73
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 40 - CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS › Section 40.1 - Congressional districts.

40.1 Congressional districts.
The state of Iowa is hereby organized and divided into four congressional districts, which shall be composed, respectively, of the following counties:
1. The first district shall consist of the counties of Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Mahaska, Marion, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren, Warren, and Washington.
2. The second district shall consist of the counties of Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Grundy, Hardin, Howard, Linn, Mitchell, Poweshiek, Tama, Winneshiek, and Worth.
3. The third district shall consist of the counties of Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Greene, Guthrie, Lucas, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Page, Polk, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, Wapello, and Wayne.
4. The fourth district shall consist of the counties of Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Franklin, Fremont, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Humboldt, Ida, Kossuth, Lyon, Marshall, Mills, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Pottawattamie, Sac, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Webster, Winnebago, Woodbury, and Wright.
[C27, 31, 35, §526-a1; C39, §526.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §40.1; 81 Acts 2d Ex, ch 1, §1]
91 Acts, ch 223, §1
; 2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1, §1, 6
; 2011 Acts, ch 76, §1, 6
; 2021 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 2, §1, 6
Referred to in §15.105, 15F.102, 303.4
Constitutional provision, Iowa Constitution, Art. III, §37
Membership beginning in 2023; vacancies prior to 2023; see
2021 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 2, §3, 4
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 42 - REDISTRICTING GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS › Section 42.1 - Definitions.

42.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
1. “Chief election officer” means the state commissioner of elections as defined by section 47.1.
2. “Commission” means the temporary redistricting advisory commission established pursuant to this chapter.
3. “Federal census” means the decennial census required by federal law to be conducted by the United States bureau of the census in every year ending in zero.
4. “Four selecting authorities” means:
a. The majority floor leader of the state senate.
b. The minority floor leader of the state senate.
c. The majority floor leader of the state house of representatives.
d. The minority floor leader of the state house of representatives.
5. “Partisan public office” means:
a. An elective or appointive office in the executive or legislative branch or in an independent establishment of the federal government.
b. An elective office in the executive or legislative branch of the government of this state, or an office which is filled by appointment and is exempt from the merit system under section 8A.412.
c. An office of a county, city or other political subdivision of this state which is filled by an election process involving nomination and election of candidates on a partisan basis.
6. “Plan” means a plan for legislative and congressional reapportionment drawn up pursuant to the requirements of this chapter.
7. “Political party office” means an elective office in the national or state organization of a political party, as defined by section 43.2.
8. “Relative” means an individual who is related to the person in question as father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, grandfather, grandmother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother or half sister.
[C81, §42.1]
2003 Acts, ch 145, §151
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 42 - REDISTRICTING GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS › Section 42.2 - Preparations for redistricting.

42.2 Preparations for redistricting.
1. The legislative services agency shall acquire appropriate information, review and evaluate available facilities, and develop programs and procedures in preparation for drawing congressional and legislative redistricting plans on the basis of each federal census. Funds shall be expended for the purchase or lease of equipment and materials only with prior approval of the legislative council.
2. By December 31 of each year ending in zero, the legislative services agency shall obtain from the United States bureau of the census information regarding geographic and political units in this state for which federal census population data has been gathered and will be tabulated. The legislative services agency shall use the data so obtained to:
a. Prepare necessary descriptions of geographic and political units for which census data will be reported, and which are suitable for use as components of legislative districts.
b. Prepare maps of counties, cities and other geographic units within the state, which may be used to illustrate the locations of legislative district boundaries proposed in plans drawn in accordance with section 42.4.
3. As soon as possible after January 1 of each year ending in one, the legislative services agency shall obtain from the United States bureau of the census the population data needed for legislative districting which the census bureau is required to provide this state under United States Pub. L. No. 94-171, and shall use that data to assign a population figure based upon certified federal census data to each geographic or political unit described pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph “a”. Upon completing that task, the legislative services agency shall begin the preparation of congressional and legislative districting plans as required by section 42.3.
4. Upon each delivery by the legislative services agency to the general assembly of a bill embodying a plan, pursuant to section 42.3, the legislative services agency shall at the earliest feasible time make available to the public the following information:
a. Copies of the bill delivered by the legislative services agency to the general assembly.
b. Maps illustrating the plan.
c. A summary of the standards prescribed by section 42.4 for development of the plan.
d. A statement of the population of each district included in the plan, and the relative deviation of each district population from the ideal district population.
[C81, §42.2]
2003 Acts, ch 35, §44, 49; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §33; 2007 Acts, ch 78, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 42 - REDISTRICTING GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS › Section 42.5 - Temporary redistricting advisory commission.

42.5 Temporary redistricting advisory commission.
1. Not later than February 15 of each year ending in one, a five member temporary redistricting advisory commission shall be established as provided by this section. The commission’s only functions shall be those prescribed by section 42.6.
a. Each of the four selecting authorities shall certify to the chief election officer the authority’s appointment of a person to serve on the commission. The certifications may be made at any time after the majority and minority floor leaders have been selected for the general assembly which takes office in the year ending in one, even though that general assembly’s term of office has not actually begun.
b. Within thirty days after the four selecting authorities have certified their respective appointments to the commission, but in no event later than February 15 of the year ending in one, the four commission members so appointed shall select, by a vote of at least three members, and certify to the chief election officer the fifth commission member, who shall serve as chairperson.
c. A vacancy on the commission shall be filled by the initial selecting authority within fifteen days after the vacancy occurs.
d. Members of the commission shall receive a per diem as specified in section 7E.6, travel expenses at the rate provided by section 70A.9, and reimbursement for other necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties under this section and section 42.6. The per diem and expenses shall be paid from funds appropriated by section 2.12.
2. No person shall be appointed to the commission who:
a. Is not an eligible elector of the state at the time of selection.
b. Holds partisan public office or political party office.
c. Is a relative of or is employed by a member of the general assembly or of the United States Congress, or is employed directly by the general assembly or by the United States Congress.
[C81, §42.5]
90 Acts, ch 1256, §23
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 42 - REDISTRICTING GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS › Section 42.6 - Duties of commission.

42.6 Duties of commission.
The functions of the commission shall be as follows:
1. If, in preparation of plans as required by this chapter, the legislative services agency is confronted with the necessity to make any decision for which no clearly applicable guideline is provided by section 42.4, the legislative services agency may submit a written request for direction to the commission.
2. Prior to delivering any plan and the bill embodying that plan to the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives in accordance with section 42.3, the legislative services agency shall provide to persons outside the legislative services agency staff only such information regarding the plan as may be required by policies agreed upon by the commission. This subsection does not apply to population data furnished to the legislative services agency by the United States bureau of the census.
3. Upon the delivery by the legislative services agency to the general assembly of a bill embodying an initial plan, as required by section 42.3, subsection 1, the commission shall:
a. As expeditiously as reasonably possible, schedule and conduct at least three public hearings, in different geographic regions of the state, on the plan embodied in the bill delivered by the legislative services agency to the general assembly.
b. Following the hearings, promptly prepare and submit to the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house a report summarizing information and testimony received by the commission in the course of the hearings. The commission’s report shall include any comments and conclusions which its members deem appropriate on the information and testimony received at the hearings, or otherwise presented to the commission. The report shall be submitted no later than fourteen days after the date the bill embodying an initial plan of congressional and legislative redistricting is delivered to the general assembly.
[C81, §42.6]
2003 Acts, ch 35, §44, 49; 2007 Acts, ch 78, §8, 9
Referred to in §42.3, 42.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.1 - Primary election construed.

43.1 Primary election construed.
The primary election required by this chapter shall be construed to be an election by the members of various political parties for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for public office.
[S13, §1087-a2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §527; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.1]
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.2 - Definitions.

43.2 Definitions.
1. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
a. “Book”, “list”, “record”, or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1.
b. “Political party” shall mean a party which, at the last preceding general election, cast for its candidate for president of the United States or for governor, as the case may be, at least two percent of the total vote cast for all candidates for that office at that election. It shall be the responsibility of the state commissioner to determine whether any organization claiming to be a political party qualifies as such under the foregoing definition.
2. A political organization which is not a “political party” within the meaning of subsection 1, paragraph “b”, may nominate candidates and have the names of such candidates placed upon the official ballot by proceeding under chapters 44 and 45.
[S13, §1087-a3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §528; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.2]
2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §28; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §10
Referred to in §39.28, 42.1, 44.18, 48A.11, 48A.24, 49.58, 53.2, 53.23, 53.33, 68A.102, 99B.1, 421.1A
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.3 - Offices affected by primary.

43.3 Offices affected by primary.
Candidates of all political parties for all offices which are filled at a regular biennial election by direct vote of the people shall be nominated at a primary election at the time and in the manner directed in this chapter.
[S13, §1087-a1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §529; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.3]
2021 Acts, ch 80, §20
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.5 - Applicable statutes.

43.5 Applicable statutes.
The provisions of chapters 39, 39A, 47, 48A, 49, 50, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 68A, and 722 shall apply, so far as applicable, to all primary elections, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
[S13, §1087-a1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §531; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.5]
94 Acts, ch 1169, §44; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1060, §2; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §19
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.6 - Nomination of U.S. senators, state and county officers.

43.6 Nomination of U.S. senators, state and county officers.
Candidates for the office of senator in the Congress of the United States, the offices listed in section 39.9, county supervisor, and the offices listed in section 39.17 shall be nominated in the year preceding the expiration of the term of office of the incumbent.
1. When a vacancy occurs in the office of senator in the Congress of the United States, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, secretary of agriculture, or attorney general and section 69.13 requires that the vacancy be filled for the balance of the unexpired term at a general election, candidates for the office shall be nominated in the preceding primary election if the vacancy occurs eighty-nine or more days before the date of that primary election. If the vacancy occurs less than one hundred four days before the date of that primary election, the state commissioner shall accept nomination papers for that office only until 5:00 p.m. on the seventy-fourth day before the primary election, the provisions of section 43.11 notwithstanding. If the vacancy occurs later than eighty-nine days before the date of that primary election, but not less than eighty-one days before the date of the general election, the nominations shall be made in the manner prescribed by this chapter for filling vacancies in nominations for offices to be voted for at the general election.
2. When a vacancy occurs in the office of county supervisor or any of the offices listed in section 39.17 and more than seventy days remain in the term of office following the next general election, the office shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term at that general election unless the vacancy has been filled by a special election called more than seventy-three days before the primary election. If the vacancy occurs more than seventy-three days before the primary election, political party candidates for that office at the next general election shall be nominated at the primary election. If an appointment to fill the vacancy in office is made eighty-eight or more days before the primary election and a petition requesting a special election has not been received within fourteen days after the appointment is made, candidates for the office shall be nominated at the primary election.
[R60, §674; C73, §26; C97, §30; S13, §1087-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §532; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.6]
89 Acts, ch 136, §3; 94 Acts, ch 1180, §2; 97 Acts, ch 170, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §2, 19; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §65
Vacancies filled, §69.8(1, 2, 3, 4)
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.7 - Time of holding.

43.7 Time of holding.
The primary election by all political parties shall be held at the usual voting places of the several precincts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each even-numbered year.
[S13, §1087-a4; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §533; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.8 - State commissioner to furnish blanks.

43.8 State commissioner to furnish blanks.
The state commissioner shall, at state expense, furnish blank nomination papers, in the form provided in this chapter, to any eligible elector who desires to petition for the nomination of any candidate, or to any person who intends to be a candidate, for any office for which nomination papers are required to be filed in the state commissioner’s office.
[S13, §1087-a11; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §534; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.8; 81 Acts, ch 34, §1]
Referred to in §43.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.9 - Commissioner to furnish blanks.

43.9 Commissioner to furnish blanks.
The commissioner shall, at county expense, perform the duty specified in section 43.8, as to all offices for which nomination papers are required to be filed in the commissioner’s office.
[S13, §1087-a11; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §535; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.9]
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.10 - Blanks furnished by others.

43.10 Blanks furnished by others.
Blank nomination papers which are in form substantially as provided by this chapter may be used even though not furnished by the state commissioner or commissioner.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §536; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.10]
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.11 - Filing of nomination papers.

43.11 Filing of nomination papers.
Nomination papers in behalf of a candidate shall be filed:
1. For an elective county office, in the office of the county commissioner not earlier than ninety-two days nor later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventy-fourth day before the day fixed for holding the primary election.
2. For United States senator, for an elective state office, for representative in Congress, and for member of the general assembly, in the office of the state commissioner not earlier than ninety-nine days nor later than 5:00 p.m. on the eighty-first day before the day fixed for holding the primary election.
[S13, §1087-a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §537; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.11]
88 Acts, ch 1119, §2; 89 Acts, ch 136, §4; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §6, 54
Referred to in §43.6, 43.13, 43.77
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.12 - Noting time of filing.

43.12 Noting time of filing.
The officer receiving nomination papers for filing shall endorse thereon the day, and time of day, of filing.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §538; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.12]
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.13 - Failure to file nomination papers.

43.13 Failure to file nomination papers.
The name of a candidate for any office named in section 43.11 shall not be printed on the official primary ballot of the candidate’s party unless nomination papers are filed as provided in section 43.11 except as otherwise permitted by section 43.23.
[S13, §1087-a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §539; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.13]
2021 Acts, ch 80, §21
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.15 - Requirements in signing.

43.15 Requirements in signing.
The following requirements shall be observed in the signing and preparation of nomination blanks:
1. A signer may sign nomination papers for more than one candidate for the same office, and the signature is not invalid solely because the signer signed nomination papers 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 the date of signing.
3. All signers, for all nominations, of each separate part of a nomination paper, shall reside in the same county, representative or senatorial district for members of the general assembly. In counties where the supervisors are elected from districts, signers of nomination petitions for supervisor candidates shall reside in the supervisor district the candidate seeks to represent.
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.
5. Only one candidate shall be petitioned for or nominated in the same nomination paper.
[S13, §1087-a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §541; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.15]
89 Acts, ch 136, §5, 6; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §6, 115; 2019 Acts, ch 148, §13, 33
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.16 - Filed nomination papers — returns and additions not allowed — withdrawal.

43.16 Filed nomination papers — returns and additions not allowed — withdrawal.
1. After a nomination paper has been filed, it shall not be returned to the person who has filed the paper, nor shall any signature or other information be added to the nomination paper.
2. a. A person who has filed nomination petitions with the state commissioner may withdraw as a candidate not later than the seventy-sixth day before the primary election by notifying the state commissioner in writing.
b. A person who has filed nomination papers with the commissioner may withdraw as a candidate not later than the sixty-ninth day before the primary election by notifying the commissioner in writing.
3. The name of a candidate who has withdrawn or died on or before the final day to withdraw as a candidate for that office shall be omitted from the certificate furnished by the state commissioner under section 43.22 and omitted from the primary election ballot.
[S13, §1087-a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §542; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.16]
86 Acts, ch 1224, §1; 89 Acts, ch 136, §7; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §31; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §7, 54
Withdrawal of candidacy, §43.76
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.17 - Preclusion of partisan nomination.

43.17 Preclusion of partisan nomination.
A person shall not file nomination papers under this chapter on behalf of a candidate if nomination papers have been filed pursuant to section 44.4 on behalf of the candidate for the same office and election year.
2021 Acts, ch 12, §12, 73
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.18 - Affidavit of candidacy.

43.18 Affidavit of candidacy.
Each candidate shall complete and file a signed, notarized affidavit of candidacy. 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 political party with which the candidate is registered to vote.
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 nominated and 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 43.20 against being a candidate for more than one office appearing on the primary election ballot.
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.
[S13, §1087-a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §544; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §43.18; C75, §43.18, 56.5(4); C77, 79, 81, §43.18; 81 Acts, ch 35, §16]
90 Acts, ch 1238, §2; 91 Acts, ch 129, §2, 3; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §77; 94 Acts, ch 1180, §4; 98 Acts, ch 1052, §1
Referred to in §43.14, 43.19, 43.24, 420.130
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.19 - Manner of filing affidavit.

43.19 Manner of filing affidavit.
The affidavit provided in section 43.18 shall be filed with the nomination papers when such papers are required; otherwise alone.
[S13, §1087-a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §545; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.19]
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.20 - Signatures required — more than one office prohibited.

43.20 Signatures required — more than one office prohibited.
1. Nomination papers shall be signed by eligible electors as provided in section 45.1.
2. No candidate for public office shall cause nomination papers to remain filed in the office of the state commissioner or the commissioner on the last day for filing nomination papers, for more than one office to be filled at the primary election.
3. Any candidate for public office, to be voted for at a primary election, who has filed nomination papers for more than one office shall, not later than the final date for filing, notify the state commissioner or the commissioner by affidavit, for which office the person elects to be a candidate, which in no case shall be more than one. In the event no such election is made by such date by the candidate, the state commissioner shall not certify the person’s name to be placed on the ballot for any office nor shall the commissioner place the person’s name on the ballot in any county.
[S13, §1087-a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §546; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.20]
88 Acts, ch 1119, §3, 4; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §20; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §20; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §13, 14, 73, 74; 2022 Acts, ch 1004, §1, 4
Referred to in §43.18
[ ()]Subsection 1 amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 43.22 - Nominations certified.

43.22 Nominations certified.
The state commissioner shall, at least sixty-nine days before a primary election, or as soon as practicable if an objection under section 43.24 is pending, furnish to the commissioner of each county a certificate under the state commissioner’s hand and seal, which certificate shall show:
1. The name and post office address of each person for whom a nomination paper has been filed in the state commissioner’s office, and for whom the voters of said county have the right to vote at said election.
2. The office for which such person is a candidate.
3. The political party from which such person seeks a nomination.
[S13, §1087-a12; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §548; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.22]
89 Acts, ch 136, §9; 2019 Acts, ch 148, §14, 33
Referred to in §43.16, 43.23
2023 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 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 and no other person has filed as a candidate for the nomination in that 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-ninth day before the primary election, the appropriate convention or central committee of that person’s political party may designate one 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-fourth 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; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §8, 54
Referred to in §43.13, 43.24
2023 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]
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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 facsimile or likeness of 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; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §11, 54
Referred to in §43.31
Australian ballot system, chapter 49
Endorsement by precinct election officials, §49.82
Facsimile or likeness of county seal, §49.57
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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