Iowa § 376.1 City election held

Iowa Statutes

§ 376.1 — City election held

Iowa § 376.1

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 376CITY ELECTIONS

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Iowa Code § 376.1 (2026).

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1.A city shall hold a regular city election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year. A city shall hold regular, special, primary, or runoff city elections as provided by state law.

2.The mayor or council shall give notice of any special election to the county commissioner of elections. The county commissioner of elections shall publish notice of any city election and conduct the election pursuant to the provisions of chapters 39 through 53, except as otherwise specifically provided in chapters 362 through 392. The results of any election shall be canvassed by the county board of supervisors and certified by the county commissioner of elections to the mayor and the council of the city for which the election is held.

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1. A city shall hold a regular city election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November of each odd-numbered year. A city shall hold regular, special, primary, or runoff
city elections as provided by state law.
2. The mayor or council shall give notice of any special election to the county
commissioner of elections. The county commissioner of elections shall publish notice of any
city election and conduct the election pursuant to the provisions of chapters 39 through 53,
except as otherwise specifically provided in chapters 362 through 392. The results of any
election shall be canvassed by the county board of supervisors and certified by the county
commissioner of elections to the mayor and the council of the city for which the election is
held.

Legislative History

[R60, §1130; C73, §501; C97, §642, 936; S13, §646, 1056-a20, -a21; SS15, §1056-b5, -b6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5627, 6488, 6494, 6507, 6514, 6643, 6644, 6737; C46, 50, §363.5, 416.12, 416.18, 416.31, 416.38, 419.29, 419.30; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §363.8, 363.20, 363.24, 363.26; C75, 77, 79, 81, §376.1]