Bill Text: IA HF415 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act differentiating between filing deadlines for incumbents and nonincumbents.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-18 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 303. [HF415 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF415-Introduced.html
House
File
415
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
415
BY
STAED
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
differentiating
between
filing
deadlines
for
incumbents
1
and
nonincumbents.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
43.11,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
43.11
Filing
of
nomination
papers.
3
Nomination
papers
in
behalf
of
a
candidate
shall
be
filed:
4
1.
For
an
elective
county
office,
in
the
office
of
the
5
county
commissioner
not
earlier
than
ninety-two
days
nor
later
6
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
sixty-ninth
fifty-fifth
day
before
7
the
day
fixed
for
holding
the
primary
election
,
except
that
8
incumbent
candidates
shall
file
no
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
9
sixty-ninth
day
before
the
day
fixed
for
holding
the
primary
10
election
.
11
2.
For
United
States
senator,
for
an
elective
state
12
office,
for
representative
in
Congress,
and
for
member
of
the
13
general
assembly,
in
the
office
of
the
state
commissioner
not
14
earlier
than
ninety-nine
days
nor
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
15
eighty-first
sixty-seventh
day
before
the
day
fixed
for
holding
16
the
primary
election
,
except
that
incumbent
candidates
shall
17
file
no
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
eighty-first
day
before
the
18
day
fixed
for
holding
the
primary
election
.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
44.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
20
to
read
as
follows:
21
1.
Nominations
made
pursuant
to
this
chapter
and
chapter
22
45
which
are
required
to
be
filed
in
the
office
of
the
state
23
commissioner
shall
be
filed
in
that
office
not
more
than
24
ninety-nine
days
nor
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
seventy-third
25
fifty-ninth
day
before
the
date
of
the
general
election
to
be
26
held
in
November
,
except
that
incumbent
candidates
shall
file
27
no
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
seventy-third
day
before
the
28
date
of
the
general
election
.
Nominations
made
for
a
special
29
election
called
pursuant
to
section
69.14
shall
be
filed
by
30
5:00
p.m.
not
less
than
twenty-five
eleven
days
before
the
date
31
of
an
election
called
upon
at
least
forty
days’
notice
,
except
32
that
incumbent
candidates
shall
file
no
later
than
5:00
p.m.
33
twenty-five
days
before
such
an
election,
and
not
less
than
34
fourteen
days
before
the
date
of
an
election
called
upon
at
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least
eighteen
days’
notice.
Nominations
made
for
a
special
1
election
called
pursuant
to
section
69.14A
shall
be
filed
by
2
5:00
p.m.
not
less
than
twenty-five
eleven
days
before
the
3
date
of
the
election
,
except
that
incumbent
candidates
shall
4
file
no
later
than
5:00
p.m.
twenty-five
days
before
such
5
an
election
.
Nominations
made
pursuant
to
this
chapter
and
6
chapter
45
which
are
required
to
be
filed
in
the
office
of
7
the
commissioner
shall
be
filed
in
that
office
not
more
than
8
ninety-two
days
nor
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
sixty-ninth
9
fifty-fifth
day
before
the
date
of
the
general
election
,
except
10
that
incumbent
candidates
shall
file
no
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
11
the
sixty-ninth
day
before
the
date
of
the
general
election
.
12
Nominations
made
pursuant
to
this
chapter
or
chapter
45
for
13
city
office
shall
be
filed
not
more
than
seventy-two
days
14
nor
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
forty-seventh
thirty-third
15
day
before
the
city
election
with
the
county
commissioner
16
of
elections
responsible
under
section
47.2
for
conducting
17
elections
held
for
the
city,
who
shall
process
them
as
provided
18
by
law
,
except
that
incumbent
candidates
shall
file
no
later
19
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
forty-seventh
day
before
the
election
.
20
Sec.
3.
Section
54.5,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2019,
21
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
22
a.
The
names
of
the
candidates
for
president
and
vice
23
president
of
a
political
party
as
defined
in
the
law
relating
24
to
primary
elections,
shall,
by
5:00
p.m.
on
the
eighty-first
25
sixty-seventh
day
before
the
election,
be
certified
to
the
26
state
commissioner
by
the
chairperson
and
secretary
of
the
27
state
central
committee
of
the
party
,
except
that
incumbent
28
candidates
shall
be
so
certified
no
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
29
eighty-first
day
before
the
election
.
30
Sec.
4.
Section
69.12,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
31
subparagraphs
(3)
and
(4),
Code
2019,
are
amended
to
read
as
32
follows:
33
(3)
The
fortieth
twenty-sixth
day
before
a
regularly
34
scheduled
school
election.
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(4)
The
twenty-fifth
eleventh
day
before
a
special
1
election.
2
Sec.
5.
Section
372.13,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
3
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
(1)
By
a
special
election
held
to
fill
the
office
for
the
5
remaining
balance
of
the
unexpired
term.
If
the
council
opts
6
for
a
special
election
or
a
valid
petition
is
filed
under
7
paragraph
“a”
,
the
special
election
may
be
held
concurrently
8
with
any
pending
election
as
provided
by
section
69.12
9
if
by
so
doing
the
vacancy
will
be
filled
not
more
than
10
ninety
days
after
it
occurs.
Otherwise,
a
special
election
11
to
fill
the
office
shall
be
called
by
the
council
at
the
12
earliest
practicable
date.
The
council
shall
give
the
county
13
commissioner
at
least
thirty-two
days’
written
notice
of
the
14
date
chosen
for
the
special
election.
The
council
of
a
city
15
where
a
primary
election
may
be
required
shall
give
the
county
16
commissioner
at
least
sixty
days’
written
notice
of
the
date
17
chosen
for
the
special
election.
A
special
election
held
under
18
this
subsection
is
subject
to
sections
376.4
through
376.11
,
19
but
the
dates
for
actions
in
relation
to
the
special
election
20
shall
be
calculated
with
regard
to
the
date
for
which
the
21
special
election
is
called.
However,
a
nomination
petition
22
must
be
filed
not
less
than
twenty-five
eleven
days
before
the
23
date
of
the
special
election
and,
where
a
primary
election
may
24
be
required,
a
nomination
petition
must
be
filed
not
less
than
25
fifty-three
thirty-nine
days
before
the
date
of
the
special
26
election.
27
Sec.
6.
Section
376.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2019,
28
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
a.
An
eligible
elector
of
a
city
may
become
a
candidate
for
30
an
elective
city
office
by
filing
with
the
county
commissioner
31
of
elections
responsible
under
section
47.2
for
conducting
32
elections
held
for
the
city
a
valid
petition
requesting
that
33
the
elector’s
name
be
placed
on
the
ballot
for
that
office,
or
34
by
filing
a
valid
petition
with
the
designated
city
clerk.
The
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petition
must
be
filed
not
more
than
seventy-one
days
and
not
1
less
than
forty-seven
thirty-three
days
before
the
date
of
the
2
election,
except
that
incumbent
candidates
shall
file
no
later
3
than
forty-seven
days
before
the
election,
and
must
be
signed
4
by
eligible
electors
equal
in
number
to
at
least
two
percent
5
of
those
who
voted
to
fill
the
same
office
at
the
last
regular
6
city
election,
but
not
less
than
ten
persons.
However,
for
7
those
cities
which
may
be
required
to
hold
a
primary
election,
8
the
petition
must
be
filed
not
more
than
eighty-five
days
and
9
not
less
than
sixty-eight
fifty-four
days
before
the
date
of
10
the
regular
city
election
,
except
that
incumbent
candidates
11
shall
file
no
later
than
sixty-eight
days
before
the
date
of
12
the
regular
city
election
.
Nomination
petitions
shall
be
filed
13
not
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
last
day
for
filing.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
extends
the
filing
deadline
for
nonincumbent
18
candidates
by
two
weeks
for
all
city,
county,
state,
and
19
federal
elections
except
special
elections
called
with
at
least
20
18
days’
but
less
than
40
days’
notice,
including
elections
21
to
fill
vacancies
that
occur
during
the
term
of
an
elected
22
official.
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