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Iowa Code § 49.43 (2026)

Constitutional amendment or other public measure

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1. If possible, all public measures and constitutional amendments to be voted upon by an elector shall be included on a single ballot which shall also include all offices to be voted upon. However, if it is necessary, a separate ballot may be used as provided in section 49.30.

2. Constitutional amendments and other public measures shall be summarized by the commissioner as provided in sections 49.44 and 52.25. [C97, §1106; S13, §1106; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §761, 762, 767; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §49.43, 49.44; C75, §49.43, 49.49; C77, 79, 81, §49.43] 88 Acts, ch 1119, §17; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §64; 97 Acts, ch 170, §38, 39; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §23; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §26; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §19; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §26, 54 Referred to in §39.4, 49.44, 49.45, 145A.7, 468.184, 468.259 Iowa Constitution, Art. X, §1 Single ballot, exceptions; see also §52.24\n\nTue Dec 09 22:31:06 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 49 (55, 2) §49.44, METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS 22 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1965–1965 · leading case: Honohan v. United Cmty. Sch. Dist., 137 N.W.2d 601 (Iowa 1965).

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Honohan v. United Cmty. Sch. Dist., 137 N.W.2d 601 (Iowa 1965). · cites it 3× “Ballots referred to in sections 49.43 and 49.44 shall be substantially in the following form: “ ‘Shall the following amendment to the constitution (or public measure) be adopted ¥ YES □ NO □ “(Here insert in full the proposed constitutional amendment or public measure.”

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