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

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;…

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 prec…

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 a…

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 ] Re…

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, …

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 ]

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…

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…

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…

1. Nomination papers shall include a petition and an affidavit of candidacy. All nomination petitions shall be eight and one-half by eleven inches in size and in substantially the form prescribed by the state commissioner of elections. They shall include or provide spaces for the…

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…

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 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

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 ball…

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 ]

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” s…

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 mo…

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 sha…

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 designat…

1. Written objections required. Nomination petitions or certificates of nomination filed under this chapter which are apparently in conformity with the law are valid unless objection is made in writing. a. Objections to the legal sufficiency of a nomination petition or certificat…

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 …

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 …

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 a…

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

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, …

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 comm…

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 officia…

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 ele…

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 1…

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…

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…

1. Delegates to county conventions of political parties and party committee members shall be elected at precinct caucuses held not later than the fourth Monday in February of each even-numbered year. The date shall be at least eight days earlier than the scheduled date for any me…

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 no…

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 eligibilit…

Each person voting at a primary election shall sign a declaration of eligibility which shall be in substantially the following form: I do solemnly swear or affirm that I am a resident of the ............................................ precinct, ..................................…

1. Upon the closing of the polls the precinct election officials shall immediately publicly canvass the vote. The canvass shall be conducted using the procedures established in this section which are appropriate for the voting system used in the precinct. 2. In precincts where op…

The precinct election officials shall deliver all election supplies, by noon of the day after the close of the polls, to the commissioner who shall carefully preserve them and deliver the returns in the condition in which received except as is otherwise required by sections 50.20…

If the returns from any precinct are not delivered as provided in section 43.46 , the commissioner shall forthwith send a messenger for the missing returns, and the messenger shall be paid as provided by section 50.47 for such services. [S13, §1087-a17; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 575…

The commissioner shall make available to the public the precinct counts produced by the voting equipment. [S13, §1087-a17; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 576; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.48 ] 89 Acts, ch 136, §15 ; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §10, 115 ; 2007 Acts, ch 190…

1. On the Tuesday following the primary election, the board of supervisors shall meet, open, and canvass the returns from each voting precinct in the county, and make abstracts thereof, stating the following: a. The number of ballots cast in the county in each precinct by each po…

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,…

The members of the board shall sign and certify to the correctness of the abstracts made under section 43.49 , and file the abstracts with the commissioner. [S13, §1087-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 578; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.50 ] 2023 Acts, ch 66, §1…

Such canvass and certificate shall be final as to all candidates for nomination to any elective county office or office of a subdivision of a county. [S13, §1087-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 579; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.51 ] Referred to in §331.383

1. a. The nominee of each political party for any office to be filled by the voters of the entire county, or for the office of county supervisor elected from a district within the county, shall be the person receiving the highest number of votes cast in the primary election by th…

The nominee of each political party for any office to be filled by the voters of any political subdivision within the county shall be the person receiving the highest number of votes cast in the primary election by the voters of that party for the office. That person shall appear…

Each candidate nominated pursuant to section 43.53 is entitled to have the candidate’s name printed on the official ballot to be voted for at the general election if the candidate files an affidavit in the form required by section 43.67 not later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh day…