§ 168.409dCandidates for judge of court of appeals; declaration of nominees; certification

of nomination; death or disqualification of candidate.



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 Sec. 409d.
    (1) In each appellate court district the candidates for office of judge of the court of appeals
 receiving the largest number of votes at any primary election, to a number equal to twice the
 number of persons to be elected as set forth in the report of the board of state canvassers,
 based on the returns from the various boards of county canvassers and election precincts, or as
 determined by the board of state canvassers as the result of a recount, shall be declared the
 nominees for the office at the next general November election. The board of state canvassers
 shall certify the nomination to the county election commissions.
    (2) If, after the deadline for filing nominating petitions under section 409b, there are fewer
 candidates for nomination or nominees for the office of judge of the court of appeals than
 there are persons to be elected at the general November election because of the death or
 disqualification of a candidate more than 65 days before the general November election, then a
 person, whether or not an incumbent, may qualify as a nominee for that office at the general
 November election by filing nominating petitions as required by section 409b. However, the
 filing shall be made before 4 p.m. on the twenty-first day following the death or
 disqualification of the candidate or 4 p.m. on the sixtieth day preceding the general November
 election, whichever is earlier, and the minimum number of signatures required is 1,000 or 1/2
 the minimum number required under section 409b, whichever is less.
    (3) The secretary of state shall certify the nomination of each person who qualifies as a
 nominee under subsection (2) to the board of election commissioners of each county in the
 appellate court district for the general November election.