Iowa § 44.15 - 44.15 Presumption of validity.

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§ 44.15. 44.15 Presumption of validity.

Certificates thus filed, and being apparently in conformity with law, shall be regarded as valid, unless objection in writing thereto shall be made, and, under proper regulations, shall be open to public inspection, and preserved by the receiving officer for not less than six months after the election is held. [C97, §1104; SS15, §1104; C24, §655; C27, 31, 35, §655-a15; C39, §655.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.15] Applicability to candidates nominated by petition, see §45.4 Wed Dec 10 22:22:30 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 44.15 (17, 0)

Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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