§ Iowa Code § 49.93Number of votes for each office

49.93 Number of votes for each office.
1. For an office to which one person is to be elected, a voter shall not vote for more than
one candidate. If two or more persons are to be elected to an office, the voter shall vote for no
more than the number of persons to be elected. If a person votes for more than the permitted
number of candidates, the vote for that office shall not count. Valid votes cast on the rest of
the ballot shall be counted.
2. a. An election in this state shall not be conducted using ranked choice voting or instant
runoff voting.
b. For the purposes of this section, “ranked choice voting” or “instant runoff voting”
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Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 49 (55, 2)
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METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS, §49.100
means a method of casting and tabulating votes in which a voter ranks candidates in order
of preference, tabulation of ballots proceeds in rounds such that in each round either
a candidate is elected or the candidate receiving the fewest votes is defeated, votes are
transferred from elected or defeated candidates to a voter’s next-ranked candidate in order
of preference, and tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or
the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled, as applicable.
2025 amendment effective January 1, 2026; 2025 Acts, ch 123, §21
Section amended