Iowa Code 46.21 – Conduct of elections
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 46.21
- clerk: means clerk of the court in which the action or proceeding is brought or is pending; and the words "clerk's office" mean the office of that clerk. See Iowa Code 4.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Probate: Proving a will
- 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
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 ?