Bill Text: IA SF383 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to courts of contest for disputed congressional elections.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-23 - Subcommittee: R. Smith, Cournoyer, and Giddens. S.J. 445. [SF383 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF383-Introduced.html
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BY
WAHLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
courts
of
contest
for
disputed
congressional
1
elections.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
60.5,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
60.5
Organization
and
trial.
3
1.
The
clerk
of
the
court
shall,
immediately
after
the
4
filing
of
the
statement,
notify
the
judges
herein
named,
and
5
fix
a
day
for
the
organization
of
the
court
within
two
days
6
thereafter,
and
also
notify
the
parties
to
the
contest.
The
7
judges
shall
meet
on
the
day
fixed,
and
organize
the
court,
and
8
make
and
announce
such
rules
for
the
trial
of
the
case
as
they
9
shall
think
necessary
for
the
protection
of
the
rights
of
each
10
party
and
a
just
and
speedy
trial
of
the
case,
and
commence
the
11
trial
of
the
case
as
early
as
practicable
thereafter,
and
so
12
arrange
for
and
conduct
the
trial
that
a
final
determination
13
of
the
same
and
judgment
shall
be
rendered
at
least
six
days
14
before
the
first
Monday
after
the
second
Wednesday
in
December
15
next
following
,
except
as
provided
in
subsection
2
.
16
2.
When
the
court
hears
a
case
for
an
election
for
a
seat
17
in
the
United
States
senate
or
the
United
States
house
of
18
representatives,
final
determination
and
judgment
shall
be
19
rendered
after
such
time
as
the
court
deems
necessary
for
the
20
completion
of
the
trial.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
relates
to
courts
of
contest
organized
to
hear
25
contests
for
seats
in
the
United
States
senate
or
the
United
26
States
house
of
representatives.
The
bill
requires
the
27
court
to
render
a
final
determination
and
judgment
after
28
such
time
as
the
court
deems
necessary
for
the
completion
of
29
the
trial.
Under
current
law,
courts
of
contest
for
both
30
presidential
electors
and
seats
in
congress
must
render
a
final
31
determination
and
judgment
at
least
six
days
before
the
first
32
Monday
after
the
second
Wednesday
in
December.
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