Chapter 49

Iowa Code ch. 49

Method of Conducting Elections

49.1Elections included 49.2Oversight by the state commissioner 49.3Election precincts and districts 49.4Precincts drawn by county board 49.5City precincts 49.6Power to combine township and city precincts 49.7Reprecincting schedule and filing requirements 49.8Changes in precincts 49.9Proper place of voting 49.10Polling places for certain precincts 49.11Notice of boundaries of precincts — merger or division 49.12Election boards 49.13Commissioner to appoint members, chairperson 49.14Substitute precinct election officials 49.15Commissioner to draw up election board panel 49.16Tenure of election board panel 49.17Conduct of elections — funding 49.18Vacancies occurring on election day 49.19Unpaid officials, paper ballots optional for certain city electionsRepealed 49.20Compensation of members 49.21Polling places — accessibility — signs 49.22ReservedRepealed 49.23Notice of change 49.24Schoolhouses as polling places 49.25Equipment required at polling places 49.26Commissioner to decide method of voting — counting of ballots 49.27ReservedRepealed 49.28Commissioner to furnish registers and supplies 49.29Electronic election register and poll book 49.30All candidates and issues on one ballot — exceptions 49.31Arrangement of names on ballot — restrictions 49.32Candidates for president in place of electors 49.33Single voting target for certain paired offices 49.34ReservedRepealed 49.35Order of arranging tickets on lever voting machine ballotRepealed 49.36Candidates of nonparty organization 49.37Arrangement of ballot 49.38Candidate’s name to appear but once 49.39Dual nomination 49.40Failure to designate 49.41More than one office prohibited 49.42Form of official ballotRepealed 49.42AForm of official ballotRepealed 49.42BForm of official ballot — candidates for president and vice president 49.43Constitutional amendment or other public measure 49.44Summary 49.45General form of ballot 49.46Marking ballots on public measures 49.47Notice on ballots 49.48Notice for judicial officers and constitutional amendments 49.49Certain sample ballots prohibited 49.50Endorsement and delivery of ballots 49.51Commissioner to control printing 49.52ReservedRepealed 49.53Publication of ballot and notice 49.54Cost of publication 49.55Delivery of supplies to officials 49.56Maximum cost of printing 49.57Method and style of printing ballots 49.57AForm of official ballot — implementation by rule 49.58Effect of death of certain candidates 49.59 through 49.62ReservedRepealed 49.63Time of printing — inspection and correction 49.64Number of ballots delivered 49.65Packing ballots — delivery — receipts — records 49.66Reserve supply of ballots 49.67Form of reserve supply 49.68State commissioner to furnish instructions 49.69ReservedRepealed 49.70Precinct election officials furnished instructions 49.71Posting instruction cards and sample ballots 49.72Absentee voters designated before polling place opened 49.73Time of opening and closing polls 49.74Voters entitled to vote after closing time 49.75Oath 49.76How administered 49.77Ballot furnished to voter 49.78Voter identity and signature verification 49.79Challenges 49.80Examination on challenge 49.81Procedure for voter to cast provisional ballot 49.82Voter to receive one ballot — endorsement 49.83Names to be marked on election register 49.84Marking and return of ballot 49.85Depositing ballots 49.86Failure to vote — surrender of ballot 49.87Prohibited ballot — taking ballot from polling place 49.88Limitation on persons in booth and time for voting 49.89Selection of officials to assist voters 49.90Assisting voter 49.91Assistance indicated on register 49.92Voting mark 49.93Number of votes for each office 49.94How to mark a straight ticketRepealed 49.95Voting part of ticket onlyRepealed 49.96Offices with more than one person to be electedRepealed 49.97How to mark a mixed ticketRepealed 49.98Counting ballots 49.99Writing name on ballot 49.100Spoiled ballots 49.101Defective or wrong ballot does not nullify vote 49.102Defective ballots 49.103Wrong ballots 49.104Persons permitted at polling places 49.105Ordering arrest 49.106ReservedRepealed 49.107Iowa Code § 49.107Repealed 49.108ReservedRepealed 49.109Employees entitled to time to vote 49.110 and 49.111RepealedRepealed 49.112ReservedRepealed 49.113Official neglect or misconductRepealed 49.114 through 49.118ReservedRepealed 49.119PenaltyRepealed 49.120Promise of position 49.121Promise of influence 49.122ReservedRepealed 49.123Courthouse open on election day 49.124Training course by commissioner — continuing education program 49.125Compensation of trainees 49.126Manual by state commissioner 49.127Commissioner to examine equipment 49.128Commissioner filings and notifications 49.129Pre-election submission requirements