Iowa § 43.73 - 43.73 State commissioner to certify nominees.
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§ 43.73. 43.73 State commissioner to certify nominees.
1. Not less than sixty-four days before the general election the state commissioner shall certify to each commissioner, under separate party headings, the name of each person nominated as shown by the official canvass made by the executive council, or as certified to the state commissioner by the proper persons when any person has been nominated by a convention or by a party committee, or by petition, the office to which the person is nominated, and the order in which federal and state offices, judges, constitutional amendments, and state public measures shall appear on the official ballot. 2. The state commissioner shall similarly certify to the appropriate commissioner or commissioners at the earliest practicable time the names of nominees for a special election, called under section 69.14, submitted to the state commissioner pursuant to section 43.78, subsection 4. [C97, §1105; S13, §1087-a23; SS15, §1105; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §601, 602; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §43.73; C75, §43.73, 43.74; C77, 79, 81, §43.73] 89 Acts, ch 136, §19; 97 Acts, ch 170, §3; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §66 Referred to in §49.37, 49.41 Wed Dec 10 22:21:59 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 43.73 (21, 1)
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