46.10 Nomination of elective judicial nominating commissioners.
1. In order to have an eligible elector’s name printed on the ballot for state or district judicial nominating commissioner, the eligible elector must file in the office of the state court administrator at least thirty days prior to expiration of the period within which the election must be held a nominating petition signed by at least ten eligible electors of the congressional district in case of a candidate for state judicial nominating commissioner, or at least ten eligible electors of the judicial district in case of a candidate for district judicial nominating commissioner.
2. Ballots or electronic voting forms for state and district judicial nominating commissioners shall contain blank lines equal to the number of such commissioners to be elected, where names may be written in. Any electronic voting form must permit a voter to write in the name of any eligible elector.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.10]
2009 Acts, ch 179, §169, 171; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §55, 60
Referred to in §46.5
Structure Iowa Code
Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES
Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES
Section 46.1 - Appointment of state judicial nominating commissioners.
Section 46.2 - Election of state judicial nominating commissioners.
Section 46.3 - Appointment of district judicial nominating commissioners.
Section 46.4 - Election of district judicial nominating commissioners.
Section 46.5A - Judicial nominating commission expenses.
Section 46.7 - Eligibility to vote.
Section 46.8 - Certified list.
Section 46.9 - Conduct of elections.
Section 46.9A - Notice preceding nomination of elective nominating commissioners.
Section 46.10 - Nomination of elective judicial nominating commissioners.
Section 46.11 - Certification of commissioners.
Section 46.12 - Notification of vacancy and resignation.
Section 46.13 - Notice of meetings and application process.
Section 46.14A - Court of appeals — nominees.
Section 46.15 - Appointments to be from nominees.
Section 46.15A - Severability and judicial review.
Section 46.16 - Terms of judges.
Section 46.17 - Time of judicial election.
Section 46.18 - Eligibility of voters.
Section 46.19 - Election registers.
Section 46.20 - Declaration of candidacy.
Section 46.21 - Conduct of elections.
Section 46.23 - General election and absent voter laws.