Title II, ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES (Ch. 39 - 79)

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.1 62.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “book”, “list”, “record”, or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county sy…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.10 62.10 Place of trial. The trial of contested county elections shall take place at the county seat, unless some other place within the county is substituted by the consent of the court and parties. [C51, §357; R60, §587; C73, §707;…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.11 62.11 Subpoenas. Subpoenas for witnesses may be issued at any time after the notice of trial is served, either by the county treasurer or by the county auditor, and shall command the witnesses to “appear at ...................., o…

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1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.13 62.13 Procedure — powers of court. The proceedings shall be assimilated to those in an action, so far as practicable, but shall be under the control and direction of the court, which shall have all the powers of the district court…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.14 62.14 Sufficiency of statement. The statement shall not be dismissed for want of form, if the particular causes of contest are alleged with such certainty as will sufficiently advise the incumbent of the real grounds of contest. […

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.15 62.15 Amendment — continuance. If any part of the causes are held insufficient, they may be amended, but the incumbent will be entitled to an adjournment, if the incumbent states on oath that the incumbent has matter of answer to …

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1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.17 62.17 Voters required to testify. The court may require any person called as a witness, who voted at such election, to answer touching the person’s qualifications as a voter, and, if the person was not a registered voter in the co…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.18 62.18 Judgment. The court shall adjudge whether the incumbent or any other person was duly elected, and that the person elected is entitled to the certificate. If the court finds that the election resulted in a tie vote for any of…

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1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.1A 62.1A Contest court established. The court for the trial of contested county elections shall consist of a district court judge from the judicial district where the county election is being contested, appointed by the chief justice…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.2 62.2 Contest court members sworn. Members of the contest court shall be sworn in the same manner and form as trial jurors are sworn in trials of civil actions. When a member fails to appear on the day of trial, that member’s place …

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.20 62.20 Appeal. The party against whom judgment is rendered may appeal within twenty days to the supreme court, but, if the party be in possession of the office, such appeal will not supersede the execution of the judgment of the co…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.21 62.21 Judgment. If, upon appeal, the judgment is affirmed, the supreme court may render judgment upon the bond for the amount of damages, against the appellant and the sureties thereon. [C73, §717; C97, §1223; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39,…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.22 62.22 Process — fees. The style, form, and manner of service of process and papers, and the fees of officers and witnesses, shall be the same as in the district court, so far as the nature of the case admits. [C51, §356, 374; R60,…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.23 62.23 Compensation. The judges shall be entitled to receive one hundred dollars a day for the time occupied by the trial. [C51, §363; R60, §593; C73, §710; C97, §1216; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1042; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 7…

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1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.3 62.3 Clerk. The county auditor shall be clerk of this court, and keep all papers, and record the proceedings in the election book, in manner similar to the record of the proceedings of the district court, but when the county audito…

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1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.5 62.5 Statement of intent to contest. 1. Within twenty days after the board of supervisors declares a winner from the canvass of an election, the contestant shall file with the commissioner a written statement of intention to contes…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.6 62.6 Bond. The contestant must also file with the county auditor a bond, with security to be approved by said auditor, conditioned to pay all costs in case the election be confirmed, or the statement be dismissed, or the prosecutio…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.7 62.7 When auditor is party. When the auditor is a party, the county treasurer shall receive such statement and approve such bond. [C73, §697; C97, §1203; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1026; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, …

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS, §62.8 62.8 Names of voters specified. Repealed by 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §114, 115. See §62.5. Wed Dec 10 22:26:14 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 62.8 (18, 1)

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