Iowa § 376.3 - 376.3 Nominations.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 376.3 — 376.3 Nominations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 376.3. 376.3 Nominations.
Candidates for elective city offices must be nominated as provided in sections 376.4 through 376.9, unless by ordinance a city chooses the provisions of chapter 44 or 45. However, a city acting under a special charter in 1973 and having a population of over fifty thousand shall continue to hold partisan elections as provided in sections 43.112 through 43.118 and sections 420.126 through 420.137, unless the city by election as provided in section 43.112 chooses to conduct city elections under this chapter or chapter 44 or 45. The choice of one of these options by such a special charter city does not otherwise affect the validity of the city’s charter. However, special charter cities which choose to exercise the option to conduct nonpartisan city elections may choose, in the same manner the original decision was made, to resume holding city elections on a partisan basis. [S13, §1056-a21; SS15, §1056-b4; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6492, 6496, 6634, 6638; C46, 50, §416.16, 416.20, 419.20, 419.24; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §363.11, 363.16; C75, 77, 79, 81, §376.3; 82 Acts, ch 1097, §2] 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §203; 2023 Acts, ch 64, §61 Fri Dec 12 20:10:49 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 376.3 (20, 0)
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What does Iowa Code § 376.3 cover?
Section 376.3 ("376.3 Nominations.") 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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