46.12 Notification of vacancy and resignation.
1. When a vacancy occurs or will occur within one hundred twenty days in the supreme court, the court of appeals, or district court, the state commissioner of elections shall forthwith so notify the governor. The governor shall call a meeting of the proper judicial nominating commission within ten days after such notice; if the governor fails to do so, the chief justice shall call such meeting.
2. When a judge of the supreme court, court of appeals, or district court resigns, the judge shall submit a copy of the resignation to the state commissioner of elections at the time the judge submits the resignation to the governor; and when a judge of the supreme court, court of appeals, or district court dies, the clerk of district court of the county of the judge’s residence shall in writing forthwith notify the state commissioner of elections of such fact.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.12]
89 Acts, ch 18, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §1, 64; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §57, 60
Referred to in §602.2301, 602.8102(4)
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.