Iowa § 59.4 - 59.4 Return of depositions.

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§ 59.4. 59.4 Return of depositions.

A copy of the statement, and of the notice for taking depositions, with the service endorsed, and verified by affidavit if not served by an officer, shall be returned to the officer taking the depositions, and then, with the depositions, shall be sealed up and transmitted to the secretary of state, with an endorsement thereon showing the nature of the papers, the names of the contesting parties, and the branch of the general assembly before whom the contest is to be tried. [C51, §384; R60, §614; C73, §734; C97, §1236; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §997; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §59.4] Referred to in §59.5 Wed Dec 10 22:25:58 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 59.4 (16, 0)

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

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