Title IX, LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)

Candidates for elective city offices must be nominated as provided in sections 376.4 through 376.9 , unless by ordinance a city chooses the provisions of chapter 44 or 45 . However, a city acting under a special charter in 1973 and having a population of over fifty thousand shall…

1. a. An eligible elector of a city may become a candidate for an elective city office by filing with the county commissioner of elections responsible under section 47.2 for conducting elections held for the city a valid petition requesting that the elector’s name be placed on th…

1. If there is a change in government pursuant to section 372.6, subsection 2 , the number of signatures required on a nomination petition for the office of mayor for the first election that office is on the ballot shall be an amount equal to the product of the following: a. The …

Notice for each regular, special, primary, or runoff city election shall be published by the county commissioner of elections as provided in section 362.3 , except that notice of a regular, primary, or runoff election may be published not less than four days before the date of th…

1. An individual for whom a valid petition is filed becomes a candidate in the regular city election for the office for which the individual has filed, except that a primary election must be held for offices for which the number of individuals for whom valid petitions are filed i…

1. If a primary election is necessary, it shall be held on the Tuesday four weeks before the date of the regular city election. For each office on the ballot, a voter shall only vote for the number of persons to be elected to that office at the regular city election. The county b…

1. In a regular city election following a city primary, the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes cast for each office on the ballot are elected, to the extent necessary to fill the positions open. 2. In a regular city election held for a city where the council has ch…

1. A runoff election may be held only for positions unfilled because of failure of a sufficient number of candidates to receive a majority vote in the regular city election. When a council has chosen a runoff election in lieu of a primary, the county board of supervisors shall pu…