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

1 ABSENT VOTERS, §53.39 53.39 Request for ballot — when available. 1. Section 53.2 does not apply in the case of a qualified voter of the state of Iowa serving in the armed forces of the United States. In any such case an application for ballot as provided for in that section is …

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1 ABSENT VOTERS, §53.41 53.41 Records by commissioner — excess requests or ballots. 1. The commissioner of each county shall establish and maintain a record of all requests for ballots which are made, and of all ballots transmitted, and the manner of transmittal, from and receive…

1 ABSENT VOTERS, §53.42 53.42 Voting in person in commissioner’s office. Notwithstanding the provision as to time found in section 53.10, any qualified voter in the armed forces of the United States may personally appear in the office of the commissioner of the county of the vote…

1 ABSENT VOTERS, §53.43 53.43 Identification on envelope. The envelopes used in connection with voting by absent voter’s ballot by voters who are members of the armed forces of the United States, shall have stamped or printed on them the words “Armed Forces or Overseas Ballot” an…

1 ABSENT VOTERS, §53.44 53.44 Affidavit to be signed and returned. 1. The affidavit on the envelope marked with the affidavit used in connection with voting by absentee ballot under this subchapter by members of the armed forces of the United States need not be notarized or witne…

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1 ABSENT VOTERS, §53.46 53.46 Powers and duties of state commissioner. The state commissioner is authorized and empowered: 1. To make rules for the purpose of carrying out the provisions and intent of this subchapter; 2. To prescribe and direct the preparation of specially printe…

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1 ABSENT VOTERS, §53.48 53.48 Postage on ballots. In the event the government of the United States or any branch, department, agency or other instrumentality thereof shall make provision for sending of any voting matter provided for in this subchapter through the mails postage fr…

1 ABSENT VOTERS, §53.49 53.49 Applicable to armed forces and other citizens. The provisions of this subchapter as to absent voting shall apply only to absent voters in the armed forces of the United States as defined for the purpose of absentee voting in section 53.37. The provis…

1 ABSENT VOTERS, §53.50 53.50 Appropriation. There is hereby appropriated to the state commissioner from the general fund of the state such sums as are necessary to pay the state commissioner’s expenses and perform the state commissioner’s functions under this subchapter. Warrant…

1 ABSENT VOTERS, §53.51 53.51 Rule of construction. This subchapter shall be liberally construed in order to provide means and opportunity for qualified voters of the state of Iowa serving in the armed forces of the United States to vote. [C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,…

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1 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, §54.1 54.1 Time of election — qualifications. At the general election in the years of the presidential election, or at such other times as the Congress of the United States may direct, there shall be elected by the voters of the state one person from each…

1 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, §54.2 54.2 How elected. A vote for the candidates of any political party, or group of petitioners, for president and vice president of the United States, shall be conclusively deemed to be a vote for each candidate nominated in each district and in the st…

1 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, §54.3 54.3 Canvass. The canvass of the votes for candidates for president and vice president of the United States and the returns thereof shall be a canvass and return of the votes cast for the electors of the same party or group of petitioners, respectiv…

1 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, §54.4 54.4 Nonparty organizations. The term “group of petitioners” as used in this chapter shall embrace an organization which is not a political party as defined by law. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §966; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §54.4] …

1 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, §54.5 54.5 Presidential nominees. 1. a. The names of the candidates for president and vice president of a political party as defined in the law relating to primary elections, shall, by 5:00 p.m. on the eighty-first day before the election, be certified to…

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1 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, §54.7 54.7 Meeting — certificate. 1. The presidential electors and alternate electors shall meet in the capitol, at the seat of government, on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December next following their election. 2. If, at the time of su…

1 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, §54.8 54.8 Elector voting — certificate of governor. 1. At the time designated for elector voting and after all vacant positions have been filled under section 54.7, the state commissioner shall provide each elector with a presidential and a vice presiden…

1 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, §54.8A 54.8A Elector replacement — associated certificates. 1. After the vote of this state’s electors is completed, if the final list of electors differs from any list that the governor previously included on a certificate of ascertainment prepared and t…

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1 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR CANDIDACY AND PUBLIC SERVICE, §55.1 55.1 Leave of absence for service in elective office. 1. A person who is elected to a municipal, county, state, or federal office shall, upon written application to the employer of that person, be granted a leave of absen…

1 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR CANDIDACY AND PUBLIC SERVICE, §55.2 55.2 Leave of absence for volunteer emergency service. All officers and employees of the state, other than employees employed temporarily for six months or less or those employees considered essential personnel, who are v…

1 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR CANDIDACY AND PUBLIC SERVICE, §55.3 55.3 Service on boards, commissions, task forces, and committees. 1. For the purpose of this section, “state board” includes any board, commission, committee, council, or task force of the state government created by the …

1 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR CANDIDACY AND PUBLIC SERVICE, §55.4 55.4 Leave of absence for public employee candidacy. 1. Any public employee who becomes a candidate for any elective public office shall, upon request of the employee and commencing any time within thirty days prior to a …

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1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS — GENERAL PROVISIONS, §57.1 57.1 Standing to bring contest — grounds for contest. 1. Elections may be contested under this chapter as follows: a. The election of any person to any county office, to a seat in either branch of the general assembly, to a state…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS — GENERAL PROVISIONS, §57.2 57.2 Certificate withheld. If notice of a contest of the election of an officer is filed before the certificate of election is delivered to the incumbent, or notice of a contest of the declared result of an election on a public m…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS — GENERAL PROVISIONS, §57.3 57.3 Terms defined. The term “incumbent” in this chapter means the person whom the canvassers declare elected. The term “election” in this chapter means the voting for a particular office, or the voting for or against a particula…

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1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS — GENERAL PROVISIONS, §57.5 57.5 Recanvass in case of contest. The parties to any contested election shall have the right, in open session of the court or tribunal trying the contest, and in the presence of the officer having them in custody, to have the ba…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS — GENERAL PROVISIONS, §57.6 57.6 Other contests. All the provisions of chapter 62 relating to contested elections of county officers shall be applicable, as near as may be, to contested elections for other offices, and for public measures except as herein o…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS — GENERAL PROVISIONS, §57.7 57.7 Contest court for contest of public measure — appeal. The court for the trial of a contested election on a public measure shall consist of five district court judges, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court by Ja…

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1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, §58.2 58.2 Notice to incumbent. As soon as the presiding officers have received the notice and specifications, they shall make out a notice, directed to the incumbent, including a copy of the specifications, which shall …

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1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, §58.4 58.4 Contest court. Each house shall forthwith proceed, separately, to choose seven members of its own body in the following manner: 1. The names of members of each house, except the presiding officer, written on s…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, §58.5 58.5 Powers and proceedings. The members thus drawn shall constitute a committee to try and determine the contested election, and for that purpose shall hold their meetings publicly at the place where the general a…

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, §58.6 58.6 Testimony. The testimony shall be confined to the matters contained in the specifications. [C51, §393; R60, §623; C73, §743; C97, §1244; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §992; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, …

1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, §58.7 58.7 Judgment. The judgment of the committee pronounced in the final decision on the election may be appealed to the supreme court. [C51, §394; R60, §624; C73, §744; C97, §1245; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §993; C46, 50, …

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1 CONTESTING ELECTIONS FOR SEATS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, §59.2 59.2 Subpoenas. Any judge or clerk of a court of record may issue subpoenas in the above cases, as in those provided in chapters 61 and 62, and compel the attendance of witnesses thereunder. [C51, §382; R60, §612; C7…