Iowa Code
Chapter 46 - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF JUDGES
Section 46.21 - Conduct of elections.

46.21 Conduct of elections.
At least sixty-four days before each judicial election, the state commissioner of elections shall certify to the county commissioner of elections of each county a list of the judges of the supreme court, court of appeals, and district court including district associate judges, full-time associate juvenile judges, and full-time associate probate judges, and clerks of the district court to be voted on in each county at that election. The county commissioner of elections shall place the names upon the ballot in the order in which they appear in the certificate. The state commissioner of elections shall rotate the names in the certificate by county. The names of all judges and clerks to be voted on shall be placed upon one ballot, which shall be in substantially the following form:
STATE OF IOWA
JUDICIAL BALLOT
(Date)
VOTE ON ALL NAMES BY PLACING AN X IN THE APPROPRIATE BOX AFTER EACH NAME.
SUPREME COURT
Shall the following judges of the supreme court be retained in office?
CANDIDATE’S NAME YES ☐ NO ☐
CANDIDATE’S NAME YES ☐ NO ☐
COURT OF APPEALS
Shall the following judges of the court of appeals be retained in office?
CANDIDATE’S NAME YES ☐ NO ☐
CANDIDATE’S NAME YES ☐ NO ☐
DISTRICT COURT
Shall the following judge, associate judge, associate juvenile judge, or associate probate judge of the district court be retained in office?
CANDIDATE’S NAME YES ☐ NO ☐
Shall the following clerk of the district court be retained in office?
CANDIDATE’S NAME YES ☐ NO ☐
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.21]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10024, 10201; 89 Acts, ch 136, §30; 99 Acts, ch 93, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1083, §2, 37; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §74
Referred to in §602.1216, 602.6305, 602.7103C, 633.20C
Voting mark generally, see §49.92

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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 46.2A - Special appointment of state judicial nominating commissioners and transition provisions.

Section 46.3 - Appointment of district judicial nominating commissioners.

Section 46.4 - Election of district judicial nominating commissioners.

Section 46.5 - Vacancies.

Section 46.5A - Judicial nominating commission expenses.

Section 46.6 - Chairperson.

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 46.14 - Nomination.

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 46.22 - Voting.

Section 46.23 - General election and absent voter laws.

Section 46.24 - Results of election.

Section 46.25 - Eligible elector defined.