43.4 Political party precinct caucuses.
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 meeting, caucus, or primary which constitutes the first determining stage of the presidential nominating process in any other state, territory, or any other group which has the authority to select delegates in the presidential nomination. The state central committees of the political parties shall set the date for their caucuses. The county chairperson of each political party shall issue the call for the caucuses. The county chairperson shall file with the commissioner the meeting place of each precinct caucus at least seven days prior to the date of holding the caucus.
2. There shall be selected among those present at a precinct caucus a chairperson and a secretary who shall within seven days certify to the county central committee the names of those elected as party committee members and delegates to the county convention.
3. When the rules of a political party require the selection and reporting of delegates selected as part of the presidential nominating process, or the rules of a political party require the tabulation and reporting of the number of persons attending the caucus favoring each presidential candidate, it is the duty of a person designated as provided by the rules of that political party to report the results of the precinct caucus as directed by the state central committee of that political party. When the person designated to report the results of the precinct caucus reports the results, representatives of each candidate, if they so choose, may accompany the person as the results are being reported to assure that an accurate report of the proceedings is reported. If ballots are used at the precinct caucus, representatives of each candidate or other persons attending the precinct caucus may observe the tabulation of the results of the balloting.
4. Within sixty days after the date of the caucus the county central committee shall certify to the county commissioner the names of those elected as party committee members and delegates to the county convention. The commissioner shall retain precinct caucus records for twenty-two months. In addition, within fourteen days after the date of the precinct caucus, the chairperson of the county central committee shall deliver to the county commissioner all completed voter registration forms received at the caucus.
5. The central committee of each political party shall notify the delegates and committee members so elected and certified of their election and of the time and place of holding the county convention. Such conventions shall be held either preceding or following the primary election but no later than ten days following the primary election and shall be held on the same day throughout the state.
[S13, §1087-a1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §530; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.4]
83 Acts, ch 138, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1001, §1; 89 Acts, ch 136, §2; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §4; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §1; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
Referred to in §39A.4, 43.90
Failure to report, criminal penalty, §39A.4
Structure Iowa Code
Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES
Chapter 43 - PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION
Section 43.1 - Primary election construed.
Section 43.3 - Offices affected by primary.
Section 43.4 - Political party precinct caucuses.
Section 43.5 - Applicable statutes.
Section 43.6 - Nomination of U.S. senators, state and county officers.
Section 43.7 - Time of holding.
Section 43.8 - State commissioner to furnish blanks.
Section 43.9 - Commissioner to furnish blanks.
Section 43.10 - Blanks furnished by others.
Section 43.11 - Filing of nomination papers.
Section 43.12 - Noting time of filing.
Section 43.13 - Failure to file nomination papers.
Section 43.14 - Form of nomination papers.
Section 43.15 - Requirements in signing.
Section 43.16 - Filed nomination papers — returns and additions not allowed — withdrawal.
Section 43.17 - Preclusion of partisan nomination.
Section 43.18 - Affidavit of candidacy.
Section 43.19 - Manner of filing affidavit.
Section 43.20 - Signatures required — more than one office prohibited.
Section 43.21 - Township office.
Section 43.22 - Nominations certified.
Section 43.23 - Death or withdrawal of primary candidate.
Section 43.24 - Objections to nomination petitions or certificates of nomination.
Section 43.25 - Correction of errors.
Section 43.26 - Ballot — form.
Section 43.27 - Printing of ballots.
Section 43.28 - Names of candidates — arrangement.
Section 43.29 - Form of name on ballot.
Section 43.30 - Sample ballots.
Section 43.31 - Form of official ballot — implementation by rule.
Section 43.36 - Australian ballot.
Section 43.37 - Number of votes permitted per office.
Section 43.38 - Voter confined to party ticket.
Section 43.39 - Ballot for another party’s candidate.
Section 43.41 - Change or declaration of party affiliation before primary.
Section 43.42 - Change or declaration of party affiliation at polls.
Section 43.43 - Voter’s declaration of eligibility.
Section 43.45 - Canvass of votes.
Section 43.46 - Delivering returns.
Section 43.47 - Messenger sent for returns.
Section 43.48 - Precinct counts publicly available.
Section 43.49 - Canvass by county board.
Section 43.50 - Signing and filing of abstract.
Section 43.51 - Finality of canvass.
Section 43.52 - Nominees for county office.
Section 43.53 - Nominees for subdivision office — write-in candidates.
Section 43.54 - Right to place on ballot.
Section 43.55 - Nominee certified.
Section 43.56 - Primary election recount provisions.
Section 43.59 - Number of voters certified.
Section 43.60 - Abstracts to state commissioner.
Section 43.61 - Returns filed and abstracts preserved.
Section 43.62 - Publication of proceedings.
Section 43.63 - Canvass by state board.
Section 43.64 - State canvass conclusive.
Section 43.65 - Who nominated.
Section 43.66 - Write-in candidates.
Section 43.67 - Nominee’s right to place on ballot.
Section 43.68 - Certified list of nominees.
Section 43.69 - Certificates in case of failure to nominate.
Section 43.71 - Messenger sent for abstracts.
Section 43.72 - State returns filed and preserved.
Section 43.73 - State commissioner to certify nominees.
Section 43.76 - Withdrawal of nominated candidates.
Section 43.77 - What constitutes a ballot vacancy.
Section 43.78 - Filling ballot vacancies — withdrawal.
Section 43.79 - Death of candidate after time for withdrawal.
Section 43.80 - Vacancies in nominations of presidential electors.
Section 43.83 - Vacancies in office of U.S. representative.
Section 43.85 - County convention reconvened.
Section 43.88 - Certification of nominations.
Section 43.91 - Voter at caucus — qualifications.
Section 43.92 - Date of caucus published.
Section 43.93 - Place of holding caucus.
Section 43.94 - Term of office of delegates.
Section 43.95 - Calling convention to order.
Section 43.96 - Proxies prohibited.
Section 43.97 - Duties performable by county convention.
Section 43.99 - Party committee persons.
Section 43.100 - Central committee — duties.
Section 43.101 - County central committee officers.
Section 43.102 - District conventions.
Section 43.103 - Duty of county commissioner.
Section 43.104 - Organization of district convention.
Section 43.107 - State convention.
Section 43.108 - Organization of state convention — proxies prohibited.
Section 43.109 - Nominations authorized.
Section 43.111 - State party platform, constitution, bylaws, and central committee.
Section 43.112 - Nominations in certain cities.
Section 43.114 - Time of holding special charter city primary.
Section 43.115 - Nomination papers — number of signers.
Section 43.116 - Ballot vacancies in special charter city elections.
Section 43.117 - Plurality vote nominates and elects.
Section 43.121 - Nominations by petition or nonparty organizations.