Terms Used In Iowa Code 59.5

  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
 The secretary shall deliver the unopened papers described in section 59.4 to the presiding officer of the house in which the contest is to be tried, on or before the second day of the session, regular or special, of the general assembly next after taking the depositions. The presiding officer shall immediately give notice to that officer’s house that such papers are in the officer’s possession.