46.9 Conduct of elections.
1. When an election of judicial nominating commissioners is to be held, the state court administrator shall administer the voting. The state court administrator may administer the voting by electronic notification and voting or by paper ballot mailed to each eligible attorney. The state court administrator shall mail paper ballots to eligible attorneys or electronically notify and enable eligible attorneys to vote.
2. The state court administrator shall provide a voting period of at least twenty-one days from when the electronic voting notification is sent or the paper ballots are mailed during which eligible attorneys may vote electronically or submit a paper ballot.
3. In an election to elect a single commissioner, each eligible attorney may cast a single vote, and the qualified eligible elector receiving the most votes shall be elected.
4. In an election to elect one male commissioner and one female commissioner, each eligible attorney may cast one vote for male commissioner and one vote for female commissioner, and the qualified eligible elector of each gender receiving the most votes shall each be elected.
5. The election results, including the number of votes cast for each elector and the total number of the members of the bar eligible to vote in each election, shall be made publicly available on the judicial branch internet site and shall be reported to the governor and to the general assembly within ten days after the conclusion of the election.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.9]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10020, 10201; 2000 Acts, ch 1058, §58; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §167, 171; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §53, 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.