Iowa § 49.30 - 49.30 All candidates and issues on one ballot — exceptions.
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§ 49.30. 49.30 All candidates and issues on one ballot — exceptions.
1. All constitutional amendments, all public measures, and the names of all candidates, other than presidential electors, to be voted for in each election precinct, shall be printed on one ballot, except that separate ballots are authorized when it is not possible to include all offices and public measures on a single ballot. In the event that it is not possible to include all offices and public measures on a single ballot, separate ballots may be provided for nonpartisan offices, judges, or public measures. 2. If printed on the same ballot, the offices of political subdivisions shall, if applicable, be printed in the following order: a. Those of a county. b. Those of a city. c. Those of a school district. d. Those of a merged area. e. Those of any other political subdivision. 3. If printed on the same ballot, the public measures of political subdivisions shall be printed in the same order as provided for offices of the political subdivisions. [C51, §256; R60, §491; C73, §616; C97, §1106; S13, §1106; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §748; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.30] 90 Acts, ch 1238, §17; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §64; 97 Acts, ch 170, §29; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §6; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §31, 115; 2005 Acts, ch 152, §7, 8; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §20 – 22; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §18; 2017 Acts, ch 155, §19, 44 Referred to in §43.31, 49.43, 49.57A Single ballot, exceptions; see also, §49.43, 52.24 Wed Dec 10 22:23:34 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 49.30 (31, 1)
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Section 49.30 ("49.30 All candidates and issues on one ballot — exceptions.") 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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