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Iowa Code § 57.6 (2026)

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All the provisions of chapter 62 relating to contested elections of county officers shall be applicable, as near as may be, to contested elections for other offices, and for public measures except as herein otherwise provided, and in all cases process and papers may be issued to and served in the manner provided by the rules of civil procedure for service of an original notice by the sheriff of any county. [C51, §379, 396; R60, §609, 626; C73, §729, 745; C97, §1250; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §986; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §57.6; 81 Acts, ch 34, §40] 2015 Acts, ch 29, §10 Referred to in §331.653 Service of original notice, R.C.P. 1.302 – 1.315

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Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1951–2026 · leading case: Bauman v. Maple Valley Cmty. Sch. Dist., 649 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 2002).
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Bauman v. Maple Valley Cmty. Sch. Dist., 649 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 2002). · cites it 8× “See Iowa Code §§ 57.6 (providing that “[a]ll provisions of the chapter in relation to contested elections of county officers [Iowa Code chapter 62] shall be applicable, as near as may be, to contested elections .”
De Koning v. Mellema, 534 N.W.2d 391 (Iowa 1995). · cites it 8× “) These statutory procedures set forth in Iowa Code chapter 62 for contesting elections of county officers are made applicable to public measure contests by Iowa Code section 57.6 which provides: All the provisions of the chapter in relation to contested elections of county…”
Poe v. Cent. Lyon Sch. Dist., 515 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 2× “To allow the remedy in the present case would, at least in a sense, actually reward these plaintiffs for not being electors. Under the statutory scheme electors would have to begin their challenge long prior to the time plaintiffs attempted the present suit.”
Patton v. Indep. Sch. Dist. of Coggon, 48 N.W.2d 803 (Iowa 1951). · cites it 2× “Section 57.6 provides: “All the provisions of the chapter in relation to contested elections of county officers shall be applicable, as near as may be, to contested elections for other offices, except as herein otherwise provided * * The chapter on contesting elections of county…”
In re (Iowa 2026). · cites it 4× “Thanks to Iowa Code section 57.6, however, the provisions of chapter 62 also apply “as near as may be, to contested elections .”
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