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

1. Notwithstanding section 441.2 , for the purposes of conducting the business of a conference board established pursuant to section 441.2 , a person shall not serve in a voting unit of a conference board if such service would be incompatible with another office held by that pers…

Senators in the general assembly shall be elected at the general election in the respective senatorial districts and shall hold office for the term of four years. [C51, §239; R60, §471; C73, §588; C97, §1071; S13, §1071; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 518; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73…

Members of the house of representatives shall be elected at the general election in the respective representative districts and hold office for the term of two years. [C51, §239; R60, §470; C73, §587; C97, §1070; S13, §1070; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 519; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71…

1. There shall be elected in each county at the general election to be held in the year 1976 and every four years thereafter, an auditor and a sheriff, each to hold office for a term of four years. 2. There shall be elected in each county at the general election to be held in 197…

There shall be elected biennially in counties, members of the board of supervisors to succeed those whose terms of office will expire on the first day of January following the election which is not a Sunday or legal holiday. The term of office of each supervisor shall be four yea…

1. a. All special elections which are authorized or required by law, unless the applicable law otherwise requires, shall be held on Tuesday. A special election shall not be held on the first, second, third, and fourth Tuesdays preceding and following the primary and the general e…

The times at which officers of cities shall be elected and their terms of office shall be as provided by or established pursuant to sections 376.1 and 376.2 . [C75, 77, 79, 81, §39.20 ]

There shall be elected at each general election, on a nonpartisan basis, the following officers: 1. County public hospital trustees as required by section 347.25 . 2. Soil and water conservation district commissioners as required by section 161A.5 . 3. County agricultural extensi…

The offices of township trustee and township clerk shall be filled by appointment or election as follows: 1. By appointment. a. The county board of supervisors may pass a resolution in favor of filling the offices of trustee and clerk within a township by appointment by the board…

Members of boards of directors of community and independent school districts, and boards of directors of merged areas shall be elected at the school election. Their terms of office shall be four years, except as otherwise provided by section 260C.11 , 260C.13 , 275.23A , 275.37 ,…

A person shall not be disqualified on account of the person’s gender from holding any office created by the statutes of this state. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 526; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.25 ] 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §21

Any person seeking election to an elective office under the laws of this state shall be an eligible elector at the time of any election at which the person’s name appears on the ballot. 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §3, 115

Any person elected to an office under the laws of this state shall be an eligible elector. At the time an elected official takes office the official shall be a resident of the state, district, county, township, city, or ward by or for which the person was elected, or in which the…

1. A political party, as defined in section 43.2 , or a nonparty political organization organized pursuant to chapter 44 , may intervene in a proceeding under chapter 17A or an action filed in the district court, court of appeals, or supreme court to challenge a provision of this…

The definitions established by this section shall apply wherever the terms so defined appear in this chapter and in chapters 39A , 43 , 44 , 45 , 47 , 48A through 53 , and 68A unless the context in which any such term is used clearly requires otherwise. 1. “Absentee ballot” means…

1. In the years in which the Constitution requires, or at other times when the general assembly by law provides for, a vote on the question of calling a convention and revising the Constitution, the governor shall at least sixty days before the general election issue a proclamati…

In addition to any other notice related to the election required by law to be published, posted, or provided, if the election is subject to section 39.2, subsection 4 , paragraph “d” , the commissioner shall not less than ten nor more than twenty days before the day of each elect…

A proclamation shall be issued before any election ordered by the governor, designating the office to be filled or the public question to be submitted at the election and designating the time at which such election shall be held; and the commissioner of each county in which such …

At the general election next preceding the expiration of the term of any officer, a successor shall be elected. [R60, §461; C73, §575; C97, §1059; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 510; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.7 ]

The term of office of all officers chosen at a general election for a full term shall commence on the first day of January following the election which is not a Sunday or legal holiday, except when otherwise provided by the Constitution or by statute; that of an officer chosen to…

The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, secretary of agriculture, and attorney general shall be elected for a term of four years at the general election held in the year 1974 and every four years thereafter. [C51, §239; R60, §4…

1. This chapter may be cited and referred to as the “Election Misconduct and Penalties Act” . 2. The purpose of this chapter is to identify actions which threaten the integrity of the election process and to impose significant sanctions upon persons who intentionally commit those…

1. A person commits the crime of election misconduct in the first degree if the person willfully commits any of the following acts: a. Registration fraud. (1) Produces, procures, submits, or accepts a voter registration application that is known by the person to be materially fal…

1. A person commits the crime of election misconduct in the second degree if the person willfully commits any of the following acts: a. Interference with validity of election. (1) Possesses an official ballot outside of the voting room unless the person is an election official or…

1. A person commits the crime of election misconduct in the third degree if the person willfully commits any of the following acts: a. Election day acts. Any of the following on election day: (1) Loitering, congregating, electioneering, posting signs, treating voters, or soliciti…

1. A person commits the crime of election misconduct in the fourth degree if the person willfully commits any of the following acts: a. Election day acts. (1) As an employer, denying an employee the privilege conferred by section 49.109 , or subjecting an employee to a penalty or…

1. If the state commissioner or county commissioner becomes aware of an apparent technical violation of a provision of chapters 39 through 53 , the state commissioner or county commissioner may administratively provide a written notice and letter of instruction to the responsible…

1. The county sheriff, or other law enforcement agency with jurisdiction, shall investigate allegations of election misconduct reported to the attorney general. Election misconduct by an election official shall also be investigated for prosecution under chapter 721 . 2. Upon the …

The state of Iowa is hereby organized and divided into four congressional districts, which shall be composed, respectively, of the following counties: 1. The first district shall consist of the counties of Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johns…

The state of Iowa is hereby divided into one hundred representative districts as follows: 1. The first representative district in Woodbury county shall consist of that portion of Sioux City bounded by a line commencing at the point the boundary of the state of Iowa intersects the…

The state of Iowa is hereby divided into fifty senatorial districts, each composed of two of the representative districts established by section 41.1 , as follows: 1. The first senatorial district shall consist of the first and second representative districts. 2. The second senat…

As used in this chapter , unless the context requires otherwise: 1. “Chief election officer” means the state commissioner of elections as defined by section 47.1 . 2. “Commission” means the temporary redistricting advisory commission established pursuant to this chapter . 3. “Fed…

1. The legislative services agency shall acquire appropriate information, review and evaluate available facilities, and develop programs and procedures in preparation for drawing congressional and legislative redistricting plans on the basis of each federal census. Funds shall be…

1. a. Not later than April 1 of each year ending in one, the legislative services agency shall deliver to the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives identical bills embodying a plan of legislative and congressional districting prepared in acco…

1. Legislative and congressional districts shall be established on the basis of population. a. Senatorial and representative districts, respectively, shall each have a population as nearly equal as practicable to the ideal population for such districts, determined by dividing the…

1. Not later than February 15 of each year ending in one, a five member temporary redistricting advisory commission shall be established as provided by this section . The commission’s only functions shall be those prescribed by section 42.6 . a. Each of the four selecting authori…

The functions of the commission shall be as follows: 1. If, in preparation of plans as required by this chapter , the legislative services agency is confronted with the necessity to make any decision for which no clearly applicable guideline is provided by section 42.4 , the legi…

The primary election required by this chapter shall be construed to be an election by the members of various political parties for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for public office. [S13, §1087-a2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 527; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 7…

Blank nomination papers which are in form substantially as provided by this chapter may be used even though not furnished by the state commissioner or commissioner. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 536; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.10 ]

1. The county central committee shall elect the officers of the committee. Each member shall be given written notice at least five days in advance of the time and place of any meeting scheduled for the election of officers. 2. Every county central committee shall adopt a constitu…

The county central committee shall elect a chair, co-chair, secretary, treasurer, and other officers as it may determine. The term of office of an officer begins at the time specified by the party’s state constitution or bylaws and continues for two years and until the officer’s …

Each political party may hold a congressional district convention upon the call of the state party chairperson to: 1. Elect or nominate members of the party’s state central committee. 2. Make nominations to fill vacancies on the general election ballot as provided by law. 3. Tran…

The commissioner, in case the district delegates for the commissioner’s county have not been selected, shall deliver a copy of the call of the state party chairperson to the chairperson of the convention which selects said delegates. [S13, §1087-a26; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 630; C…

The organization of a district convention and the procedure therein shall be substantially the same as in the state convention. [S13, §1087-a26; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 631; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.104 ]

Each political party shall hold a state convention either preceding or following the primary election. The state central committee of each political party shall designate the time and place of the state convention, which shall transact such business as is required or permitted by…

The convention shall be called to order by the chairperson of the state central committee, or that individual’s designee, who shall present a list of delegates, as certified by the various county conventions, and effect a temporary organization. If any county is not fully represe…