Iowa Code 46.2 – Election of state judicial nominating commissioners
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1. The resident members of the bar of each congressional district shall elect two eligible electors of different genders to the state judicial nominating commission.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 46.2
- month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" and the abbreviation "A. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. The commissioners elected by the bar shall serve staggered terms of six years each and shall be elected in the month of January for terms commencing July 1 of odd-numbered years. The terms of no more than three of the commissioners shall expire within the same two-year period.
3. All of the commissioners elected by the bar shall be chosen without reference to political affiliation.
4. A commissioner who has served a full six-year term on the state judicial nominating commission, whether the commissioner was appointed or elected, shall be ineligible to be elected to a second six-year term.
5. No person may be elected who holds an office of profit of the United States or of the state at the time of election.