Iowa § 44.9 - 44.9 Withdrawals.

§ 44.9. 44.9 Withdrawals.

Any candidate named under this chapter may withdraw the candidate’s nomination by a written request filed as follows: 1. In the office of the state commissioner, at least eighty-one days before the date of the election. 2. In the office of the appropriate commissioner, at least seventy-four days before the date of the election, except as otherwise provided in subsection 6. 3. In the office of the appropriate school board secretary, at least forty-two days before the day of a regularly scheduled school election. 4. In the office of the state commissioner, in case of a special election to fill vacancies in Congress or the general assembly, not more than: a. Twenty days after the date on which the governor issues the call for a special election to be held on at least forty days’ notice. b. Five days after the date on which the governor issues the call for a special election to be held on at least ten but less than forty days’ notice. 5. In the office of the appropriate commissioner or school board secretary in case of a special election to fill vacancies, at least twenty-five days before the day of election. 6. In the office of the appropriate commissioner, at least forty-two days before the regularly scheduled or special city election. However, for those cities that may be required to hold a primary election, at least sixty-three days before a regularly scheduled or special city election. [C97, §1101; SS15, §1101; C24, §652; C27, 31, 35, §655-a9; C39, §655.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.9] 87 Acts, ch 221, §4, 5; 89 Acts, ch 136, §25; 91 Acts, ch 129, §8; 98 Acts, ch 1123, §3; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §5; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §72; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §22; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §21; 2019 Acts, ch 148, §50; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §18, 54; 2025 Acts, ch 123, §33 Referred to in §44.10, 44.11, 277.4, 376.4 Applicability to candidates nominated by petition, see §45.4 Subsection 1 amended Wed Dec 10 22:22:27 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 44.9 (25, 1)