Iowa Code
Iowa Code § 39.8 (2026)
Term of office
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The term of office of all officers chosen at a general election for a full term shall commence on the first day of January following the election which is not a Sunday or legal holiday, except when otherwise provided by the Constitution or by statute; that of an officer chosen to fill a vacancy shall commence as soon as the officer has qualified therefor. [R60, §462; C73, §576; C97, §1060; S13, §1060; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §511; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.8] Governor and lieutenant governor, Iowa Constitution, Art. IV, §15 Judges of supreme and district courts, Iowa Constitution, Art. V, §17
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case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Amended August 21, 2014 Ned Chiodo v. The Section 43.24 Panel Consisting of: Sec'y of State Matthew Schultz, Auditor of State Mary Mosiman & Attorney Gen. Thomas Miller, 846 N.W.2d 845 (Iowa 2014).
Amended August 21, 2014 Ned Chiodo v. The Section 43.24 Panel Consisting of: Sec'y of State Matthew Schultz, Auditor of State Mary Mosiman & Attorney Gen. Thomas Miller, 846 N.W.2d 845 (Iowa 2014). “See Iowa Code § 39.8 (8) (2007). It would be absurd to suggest the legislature intended to approve a constitutional amendment that struck down its own law — Iowa Code section 39.”
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