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Iowa Code § 57.2 (2026)

Certificate withheld

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If notice of a contest of the election of an officer is filed before the certificate of election is delivered to the incumbent, or notice of a contest of the declared result of an election on a public measure is filed before a duplicate of the abstract of votes upon the measure and of the county board’s declaration is certified pursuant to section 50.27, the certificate or duplicate abstract and declaration shall be withheld until the determination of the contest. If the certificate of election or duplicate abstract and declaration have been issued, the

Tue Dec 09 22:30:48 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 57 (21, 2) §57.2, CONTESTING ELECTIONS — GENERAL PROVISIONS 2\n\ncommissioner shall send the persons or political subdivisions affected by the notice of contest a statement advising them that the election is being contested and that the certificate or duplicate abstract and declaration are not valid until the election contest is resolved. [C51, §367; R60, §597; C73, §713; C97, §1219; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §982; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §57.2]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1951–1951 · leading case: Patton v. Indep. Sch. Dist. of Coggon, 48 N.W.2d 803 (Iowa 1951).

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Patton v. Indep. Sch. Dist. of Coggon, 48 N.W.2d 803 (Iowa 1951). · cites it 2× “1 states that “the election of any person to any county office, or to a seat in either branch of the general assembly, may be contested by any person eligible to such office * * Section 57.2 provides for the withholding of the certificate of election if notice of the contest is…”

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