Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 43.11 (2026)

Filing of nomination papers

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Nomination papers in behalf of a candidate shall be filed:

1. For an elective county office, in the office of the county commissioner not earlier than ninety-two days nor later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventy-fourth day before the day fixed for holding the primary election.

2. For United States senator, for an elective state office, for representative in Congress, and for member of the general assembly, in the office of the state commissioner not earlier \n Tue Dec 09 22:31:16 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 43 (48, 2) 5 PARTISAN NOMINATIONS — PRIMARY ELECTION, §43.14\n\nthan ninety-nine days nor later than 5:00 p.m. on the eighty-first day before the day fixed for holding the primary election. [S13, §1087-a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §537; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.11] 88 Acts, ch 1119, §2; 89 Acts, ch 136, §4; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §6, 54 Referred to in §43.6, 43.13, 43.77 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1963–2024 · leading case: In Re the Legislative Districting of Gen. Assembly, 175 N.W.2d 20 (Iowa 1970).
In Re the Legislative Districting of Gen. Assembly, 175 N.W.2d 20 (Iowa 1970). · cites it 4× “Section 43.11 provides for filing of nomination papers: "Nomination papers in behalf of a candidate shall be filed: "* * *.”
Davis v. Synhorst, 217 F. Supp. 492 (S.D. Iowa 1963). · cites it 2× “[20] § 43.11 Code of Iowa 1962, I.C.A. [21] Scholle v.”
Nicholas Gluba, Charles Aldrich, & Marco Battaglia v. State Objections Panel with intervenors Dan Smicker, Cynthia Yockey, Jack Sayers, Garrett Anderson, Trudy Caviness, & Elaine Gaesser (Iowa 2024). “§ 43.11(2). Congressional candidates must file petitions with not less than 1,726 signatures of eligible electors, including at least 47 signatures from each of half 4 of the counties in their respective districts.”
— Iowa Code § 43.11(2) — 1 case
Nicholas Gluba, Charles Aldrich, & Marco Battaglia v. State Objections Panel with intervenors Dan Smicker, Cynthia Yockey, Jack Sayers, Garrett Anderson, Trudy Caviness, & Elaine Gaesser (Iowa 2024). “§ 43.11(2). Congressional candidates must file petitions with not less than 1,726 signatures of eligible electors, including at least 47 signatures from each of half 4 of the counties in their respective districts.”
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