43.14 FORM OF NOMINATION PAPERS.
1. Nomination papers shall include a petition and an affidavit of
candidacy. All nomination petitions shall be eight and one-half by
eleven inches in size and in substantially the form prescribed by the
state commissioner of elections. They shall include or provide
spaces for the following information:
a. A statement identifying the signers of the petition as
eligible electors of the appropriate county or legislative district
and of the state.
b. The name of the candidate nominated by the petition.
c. For nomination petitions for candidates for the general
assembly, a statement that the residence of the candidate is within
the appropriate legislative district, or if that is not true, that
the candidate will reside there within sixty days before the
election. For other offices, a statement of the name of the county
where the candidate resides.
d. The political party with which the candidate is a
registered voter.
e. The office sought by the candidate, including the district
number, if any.
f. The date of the primary election for which the candidate
is nominated.
2. Signatures on a petition page shall be counted only if the
information required in subsection 1 is written or printed at the top
of the page. Nomination papers on behalf of candidates for seats in
the general assembly need only designate the number of the senatorial
or representative district, as appropriate, and not the county or
counties, in which the candidate and the petitioners reside. A
signature line shall not be counted if the line lacks the signature
of the eligible elector and the signer's address and city. A
signature line shall not be counted if the signer's address is
obviously outside the boundaries of the district.
3. The person examining the petition shall mark any deficiencies
on the petition and affidavit. Signed nomination petitions and the
signed and notarized affidavit of candidacy shall not be altered to
correct deficiencies noted during examination. If the nomination
petition lacks a sufficient number of acceptable signatures, the
nomination petition shall be rejected and shall be returned to the
candidate.
4. The nomination papers shall be rejected if the affidavit lacks
any of the following:
a. The candidate's name.
b. The name of the office sought, including the district, if
any.
c. The political party name.
d. The signature of the candidate.
e. The signature of a notary public or other officer
empowered to witness oaths.
5. The candidate may replace a deficient affidavit with a
corrected affidavit only if the replacement affidavit is filed before
the filing deadline. The candidate may resubmit a nomination
petition that has been rejected by adding a sufficient number of
pages or signatures to correct the deficiency. A nomination petition
and affidavit filed to replace rejected nomination papers shall be
filed together before the deadline for filing.
43.14 FORM OF NOMINATION PAPERS.
1. Nomination papers shall include a petition and an affidavit of
candidacy. All nomination petitions shall be eight and one-half by
eleven inches in size and in substantially the form prescribed by the
state commissioner of elections. They shall include or provide
spaces for the following information:
a. A statement identifying the signers of the petition as
eligible electors of the appropriate county or legislative district
and of the state.
b. The name of the candidate nominated by the petition.
c. For nomination petitions for candidates for the general
assembly, a statement that the residence of the candidate is within
the appropriate legislative district, or if that is not true, that
the candidate will reside there within sixty days before the
election. For other offices, a statement of the name of the county
where the candidate resides.
d. The political party with which the candidate is a
registered voter.
e. The office sought by the candidate, including the district
number, if any.
f. The date of the primary election for which the candidate
is nominated.
2. Signatures on a petition page shall be counted only if the
information required in subsection 1 is written or printed at the top
of the page. Nomination papers on behalf of candidates for seats in
the general assembly need only designate the number of the senatorial
or representative district, as appropriate, and not the county or
counties, in which the candidate and the petitioners reside. A
signature line shall not be counted if the line lacks the signature
of the eligible elector and the signer's address and city. A
signature line shall not be counted if the signer's address is
obviously outside the boundaries of the district.
3. The person examining the petition shall mark any deficiencies
on the petition and affidavit. Signed nomination petitions and the
signed and notarized affidavit of candidacy shall not be altered to
correct deficiencies noted during examination. If the nomination
petition lacks a sufficient number of acceptable signatures, the
nomination petition shall be rejected and shall be returned to the
candidate.
4. The nomination papers shall be rejected if the affidavit lacks
any of the following:
a. The candidate's name.
b. The name of the office sought, including the district, if
any.
c. The political party name.
d. The signature of the candidate.
e. The signature of a notary public or other officer
empowered to witness oaths.
5. The candidate may replace a deficient affidavit with a
corrected affidavit only if the replacement affidavit is filed before
the filing deadline. The candidate may resubmit a nomination
petition that has been rejected by adding a sufficient number of
pages or signatures to correct the deficiency. A nomination petition
and affidavit filed to replace rejected nomination papers shall be
filed together before the deadline for filing.
43.14 FORM OF NOMINATION PAPERS.
1. Nomination papers shall include a petition and an affidavit of
candidacy. All nomination petitions shall be eight and one-half by
eleven inches in size and in substantially the form prescribed by the
state commissioner of elections. They shall include or provide
spaces for the following information:
a. A statement identifying the signers of the petition as
eligible electors of the appropriate county or legislative district
and of the state.
b. The name of the candidate nominated by the petition.
c. For nomination petitions for candidates for the general
assembly, a statement that the residence of the candidate is within
the appropriate legislative district, or if that is not true, that
the candidate will reside there within sixty days before the
election. For other offices, a statement of the name of the county
where the candidate resides.
d. The political party with which the candidate is a
registered voter.
e. The office sought by the candidate, including the district
number, if any.
f. The date of the primary election for which the candidate
is nominated.
2. Signatures on a petition page shall be counted only if the
information required in subsection 1 is written or printed at the top
of the page. Nomination papers on behalf of candidates for seats in
the general assembly need only designate the number of the senatorial
or representative district, as appropriate, and not the county or
counties, in which the candidate and the petitioners reside. A
signature line shall not be counted if the line lacks the signature
of the eligible elector and the signer's address and city. A
signature line shall not be counted if the signer's address is
obviously outside the boundaries of the district.
3. The person examining the petition shall mark any deficiencies
on the petition and affidavit. Signed nomination petitions and the
signed and notarized affidavit of candidacy shall not be altered to
correct deficiencies noted during examination. If the nomination
petition lacks a sufficient number of acceptable signatures, the
nomination petition shall be rejected and shall be returned to the
candidate.
4. The nomination papers shall be rejected if the affidavit lacks
any of the following:
a. The candidate's name.
b. The name of the office sought, including the district, if
any.
c. The political party name.
d. The signature of the candidate.
e. The signature of a notary public or other officer
empowered to witness oaths.
5. The candidate may replace a deficient affidavit with a
corrected affidavit only if the replacement affidavit is filed before
the filing deadline. The candidate may resubmit a nomination
petition that has been rejected by adding a sufficient number of
pages or signatures to correct the deficiency. A nomination petition
and affidavit filed to replace rejected nomination papers shall be
filed together before the deadline for filing.
