The party against whom judgment is rendered may appeal within twenty days to the
supreme court, but, if the party be in possession of the office, such appeal will not supersede
the execution of the judgment of the court as provided in section 62.19, unless the party
gives a bond, with security to be approved by the supreme court in a sum to be fixed by the
supreme court, and which shall be at least double the probable compensation of such officer
for six months, which bond shall be conditioned that the party will prosecute the appeal
without delay, and that, if the judgment appealed from be affirmed, the party will pay over
to the successful party all compensation received by the party while in possession of said
office after the judgment appealed from was rendered. The court shall hear the appeal in
equity and determine anew all questions arising in the case.
[C73, §716; C97, §1222; S13, §1222; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1039; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §62.20]
2025 Acts, ch 122, §25
Presumption of approval of bond, §636.10
Section amended
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Notes of Decisions
Bauman v. Maple Valley Cmty. Sch. Dist., 649 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 2002).
· cites it 26× “Iowa Code § 62.20 (emphasis added). Our task is to determine when judgment is “rendered” for purposes of triggering the twenty-day time period within which one must appeal, pursuant to section 62.”
Paul J. Burroughs, Kenneth Burroughs, Terri Spinner, David Spinner, Sean Harvey, & Ty Harvey v. The City Of Davenport Zoning Bd. Of Adjustment, The City Of Davenport, Iowa, An Iowa Mun. Corp., & MZ Annie-Ru Daycare Ctr., An Iowa Ltd. Liab. Co., 912 N.W.2d 473 (Iowa 2018).
· cites it 8× “at 12 (quoting Iowa Code § 62.20 (2001)) (emphasis omitted).”
Devine v. Wonderlich, 268 N.W.2d 620 (Iowa 1978).
“Several general principles guide our review. Contest procedures for county offices are established in Code chapter 62.”
Good v. Crouch, 397 N.W.2d 757 (Iowa 1986).
· cites it 2× “Good appealed the decision of the contest court to district court, pursuant to Iowa Code section 62.20. The district court, reviewing the case in equity, ruled that Good was elected in the May 1985 special election for the remainder of Van Scoyk’s term.”
Beck v. Cousins, 106 N.W.2d 584 (Iowa 1960).
· cites it 2× “This was changed by statutory enactment when the legislature provided, as now appears, in section 62.20: “* * * The court shall hear the appeal in equity and determine anew all questions arising in the case.”
In Re Election Contest of Burchett, 39 N.W.2d 305 (Iowa 1949).
· cites it 4× “Section 62.20, Code of 1946. The appellee, Burchett, subsequently filed in that court a motion to dismiss Hill’s appeal, asserting that Hill had failed to file a petition in the district court within ten days after perfecting the appeal setting forth the issues involved.”
Devine v. Wonderlich, 288 N.W.2d 902 (Iowa 1980).
· cites it 8× “As the incumbent Wonderlich was not challenging the decision of the contest court, section 62.”
Lee v. Rand, 299 N.W.2d 486 (Iowa 1980).
· cites it 3× “Lee then appealed the contest court’s decision to the district court, as provided by section 62.20. After receiving and evaluating the evidence, the district court overruled the determination of the court of contested county elections, finding that while Lakin had signed the…”
In re (Iowa 2026).
· cites it 2× “§ 62.20. The Highland CSD moved for summary judgment.”
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