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Iowa Code § 44.8 (2026)

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1. Objections filed with the city clerk pursuant to section 362.4 or with the commissioner for an elective city office shall be considered by the mayor and clerk and one member of the council chosen by the council by ballot, and a majority decision shall be final. However, if the objection is to the certificate of nomination of either of those city officials, that official shall not pass upon the objection, but the official’s place shall be filled by a member of the council against whom no such objection exists, chosen as above provided.

2. The hearing shall be held within twenty-four hours of the receipt of the objection if a primary election must be held for the office sought by the candidate against whom the objection has been filed.

3. Objections relating to incorrect or incomplete information for information that is required under section 44.3 shall be sustained. [C97, §1103; C24, §654; C27, 31, 35, §655-a8; C39, §655.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.8] 88 Acts, ch 1119, §9; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §4; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §17, 54 Referred to in §44.7, 362.4, 376.4 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2007 · leading case: Berent v. City of Iowa City, 738 N.W.2d 193 (Iowa 2007).

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Berent v. City of Iowa City, 738 N.W.2d 193 (Iowa 2007). “§ 44.8. The legislature has directed that the city council must present a “valid” petition to amend a city charter to the voters in a special election.”

Michael Joseph Berent, Michael Steven Romp, Jeff Wayne Thorne, Paul Bryson Ingram, Nichelle Aline Thompson, Rodney Edward Sullivan, Sara Lillis Epstein, Sara Crane Swisher, Bette Jayne Mayes, Caroline M. Dieterle, Matt Blizek, Mori Constantino, Amanda Coyne, Lolly Eggers, Ellen Haywood, Jon Klinkowitz, Karen Kubby, Bob Thompson, James Walters, Roberta Till Retz & Jennie Louise Embree (Iowa 2007). “§ 44.8. The legislature has directed that the city council must present a “valid” petition to amend a city charter to the voters in a special election.”

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