Chapter 21. ELECTION FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS

This rule applies to cities which have all of the following characteristics: 1. Nomination procedures under Iowa Code section 376.3 are used. (This includes cities with primary or runoff election provisions. It does not include cities with nominations under Iowa Code chapter 44 o…

In cities using the provisions of Iowa Code section 376.4 for nomination of candidates and in which more than one council member was elected at-large at the last preceding regular city election, the number of signatures shall be calculated by the following formula: V = the total …

If a special election has been called by a city to present to the voters the question of adopting a different form of city government, receipt by the city council of a petition requesting appointment of a charter commission shall stay the special election if the petition is recei…

21.403(1) Notice to the commissioner. At least 60 days before the proposed date of the special election, the city council shall give written notice to the commissioner who will be responsible for conducting the special election. a. If the commissioner finds no conflict with other…

This rule applies to cities that have adopted by ordinance one of the following options: nominations under Iowa Code chapter 44 or chapter 45, or a runoff election requirement if no candidate in the special election receives a majority of the votes cast. 21.404(1) Notice to the c…

This rule establishes the special election calendar in the event a vacancy occurs in the office of representative in Congress that must be filled by special election pursuant to Iowa Code section 69.14. 21.405(1) Notice of election. The governor shall provide not less than 76 day…

To compensate for the absence of a separate declaration of eligibility form, the commissioner shall provide to each precinct a voter roster with space for each person who appears at the precinct to vote to print the following information: first and last name, address, date of bir…

21.50(1) Inspection required. Before any building may be designated for use as a polling place, the county commissioner of elections or the commissioner’s designee shall inspect the building to determine whether it is accessible to persons with disabilities. 21.50(2) Frequency of…

The number of signatures required to be filed by candidates for the office of director in the regular school election shall be calculated from the number of registered voters in the district on May 1 of the year in which the election will be held. If May 1 falls on a day when the…

21.52(1) If a voter’s identification card is lost or damaged, the registered voter may request a new card in person at the commissioner’s office by showing identification, or by a written, signed request to the commissioner’s office. Upon receiving the request, the commissioner s…

Rescinded IAB 6/2/10, effective 7/1/10.

Rescinded IAB 11/30/11, effective 1/4/12.

After the number of supervisors has been increased or decreased pursuant to Iowa Code section 331.203 or 331.204 or the method of electing supervisors has been changed from plan I or plan II to plan III since the last general election, the signatures for candidates at the next pr…

Rescinded ARC 4348C, IAB 3/13/19, effective 4/17/19. 721—21.603 to 21.799 Reserved.

In addition to complying with the identification provisions in rule 721—21.3(49,48A), precinct election officials shall comply with the following requirements: 21.7(1) Precinct election officials shall inspect the identification documents presented by election day registrants to …

The commissioner may establish voting centers for the regular city election, city primary election, city runoff election, regular school election, and special elections. 21.75(1) Definition. “Voting center” means a location established by the commissioner for the purpose of provi…

The state commissioner shall create and maintain training materials for poll workers relating to voter identification and the use of electronic poll books. The training materials shall be available from the state commissioner’s website. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Cod…

A voter may not use a photographic device to display a voted ballot if doing so interferes with other voters or the orderly operation of the polling location or violates any part of Iowa Code chapter 39A. The display shall only include the voter and the voter’s ballot. “Interfere…

The commissioner shall send to each person who registers to vote on election day, pursuant to Iowa Code section 48A.7A, an acknowledgment of the registration by nonforwardable mail. If the postal service returns the acknowledgment as undeliverable, the commissioner shall send a n…

21.800(1) Petitions requesting imposition, rate change, use change, or repeal of local sales and services taxes shall be filed with the county board of supervisors. a. Each person signing the petition shall include the person’s address (including street number, if any) and the da…

If questions pertaining to more than one of the authorized local option taxes are submitted at a single election, all of the public measures shall be printed on the same ballot. The form of ballots to be used throughout the state of Iowa for the purpose of submitting questions pe…

21.802(1) Petitions requesting imposition of local vehicle taxes shall be filed with the county board of supervisors. a. Each person signing the petition shall add the person’s address (including street number, if any) and the date that the person signed the petition. b. Within 3…

When a school district wishes to adopt, amend or extend the revenue purpose statement specifying the uses of the funds received from the secure an advanced vision for education fund, which is also referred to as the “penny sales and services tax for schools,” the following ballot…

21.804(1) For purposes of this rule, “qualified county” means a county with a population in excess of 400,000, a county with a population of at least 130,000 but not more than 131,000, or a county with a population of at least 60,000 but not more than 70,000, according to the 201…

21.810(1) Form of ballot. The ballot for the E911 referendum shall be in substantially the following form: (Insert letter to be assigned by the commissioner) SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED? YES □ NO □ Enhanced 911 emergency telephone service shall be funded, in who…

21.820(1) Petitions requesting elections to approve or disapprove the conduct of gambling games on an excursion gambling boat or at a gambling structure shall be filed with the county board of supervisors and shall be substantially in the form posted on the state commissioner’s w…

Elections for benefited recreational lake districts shall be conducted according to the following procedures. 21.830(1) Conduct of election. It is not mandatory for the county commissioner of elections to conduct elections for a benefited recreational lake district. However, if b…

1. Size. The signs shall be no smaller than 16 inches by 24 inches. 2. Exceptions. If a driveway leads away from the entrance to the voting area, or if the driveway is located in such a way that posting a “vote here” sign at the driveway entrance would not help potential voters f…