§ Iowa Code § 43.88Certification of nominations

43.88 Certification of nominations.
1. Nominations made by state, district, and county conventions, shall, under the name,
place of residence, and post office address of the nominee, and the office to which nominated,
and the name of the political party making the nomination, be forthwith certified to the proper
officer by the chairperson and secretary of the convention, or by the committee, as the case
may be, and if such certificate is received in time, the names of such nominees shall be printed
on the official ballot the same as if the nomination had been made in the primary election.
2. Nominations made to fill vacancies at a special election shall be certified to the proper
official not less than twenty-five days prior to the date set for the special election. In the event
the special election is to fill a vacancy in the general assembly while it is in session or within
forty-five days of the convening of any session, the nomination shall be certified not less than
fourteen days before the date of the special election.
3. Nominations certified to the proper official under this section shall be accompanied by
an affidavit executed by the nominee in substantially the form required by section 43.67.