44.17 Nominations by petition.
1. In lieu of holding a caucus or convention, a nonparty political organization may nominate by petition pursuant to chapter 45 not more than one candidate for any partisan office to be filled at the general election.
2. The nonparty political organization may also file with the appropriate commissioner a list of the names and addresses of the organization’s central committee members, and the chairperson and secretary of the organization. The organization may also place on file a description of the method that the organization will follow to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, withdrawal, or disqualification of any of its candidates that were nominated by petition. If this information is filed before the close of the filing period for the general election, substitutions may be made pursuant to section 44.11.
97 Acts, ch 170, §9; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
Referred to in §54.5
Structure Iowa Code
Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES
Chapter 44 - NOMINATIONS BY NONPARTY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS
Section 44.1 - Nonparty political organizations.
Section 44.2 - Nominations certified.
Section 44.4 - Nominations and objections — time and place of filing.
Section 44.5 - Notice of objections.
Section 44.6 - Hearing before state commissioner.
Section 44.7 - Hearing before commissioner.
Section 44.8 - Hearing before mayor.
Section 44.10 - Effect of withdrawal.
Section 44.11 - Vacancies filled.
Section 44.12 - Insufficient time for convention.
Section 44.13 - Certificates in matter of vacancies.
Section 44.14 - Filing of certificates.
Section 44.15 - Presumption of validity.
Section 44.16 - Return of papers — additions not allowed.