Iowa § 43.39 - 43.39 Ballot for another party’s candidate.
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§ 43.39. 43.39 Ballot for another party’s candidate.
If any primary elector writes upon the elector’s ticket the name of any person who is a candidate for the same office upon some other party ticket than that upon which the candidate’s name shall be so written, such ballot shall be so counted for such person only as a candidate of the party upon whose ballot the candidate’s name is written, and shall in no case be counted for such person as a candidate upon any other ticket. [S13, §1087-a6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §567; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.39] 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §4, 56 Wed Dec 10 22:21:43 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 43.39 (21, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43.39 ("43.39 Ballot for another party’s candidate.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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