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        43.4  POLITICAL PARTY PRECINCT CAUCUSES.
         Delegates to county conventions of political parties and party
      committee members shall be elected at precinct caucuses held not
      later than the fourth Monday in February of each even-numbered year.
      The date shall be at least eight days earlier than the scheduled date
      for any meeting, caucus, or primary which constitutes the first
      determining stage of the presidential nominating process in any other
      state, territory, or any other group which has the authority to
      select delegates in the presidential nomination.  The state central
      committees of the political parties shall set the date for their
      caucuses.  The county chairperson of each political party shall issue
      the call for the caucuses.  The county chairperson shall file with
      the commissioner the meeting place of each precinct caucus at least
      seven days prior to the date of holding the caucus.
         There shall be selected among those present at a precinct caucus a
      chairperson and a secretary who shall within seven days certify to
      the county central committee the names of those elected as party
      committee members and delegates to the county convention.
         When the rules of a political party require the selection and
      reporting of delegates selected as part of the presidential
      nominating process, or the rules of a political party require the
      tabulation and reporting of the number of persons attending the
      caucus favoring each presidential candidate, it is the duty of a
      person designated as provided by the rules of that political party to
      report the results of the precinct caucus as directed by the state
      central committee of that political party.  When the person
      designated to report the results of the precinct caucus reports the
      results, representatives of each candidate, if they so choose, may
      accompany the person as the results are being reported to assure that
      an accurate report of the proceedings is reported.  If ballots are
      used at the precinct caucus, representatives of each candidate or
      other persons attending the precinct caucus may observe the
      tabulation of the results of the balloting.
         Within fourteen days after the date of the caucus the county
      central committee shall certify to the county commissioner the names
      of those elected as party committee members and delegates to the
      county convention.  The commissioner shall retain precinct caucus
      records for twenty-two months.  In addition, within fourteen days
      after the date of the precinct caucus, the chairperson of the county
      central committee shall deliver to the county commissioner all
      completed voter registration forms received at the caucus.
         The central committee of each political party shall notify the
      delegates and committee members so elected and certified of their
      election and of the time and place of holding the county convention.
      Such conventions shall be held either preceding or following the
      primary election but no later than ten days following the primary
      election and shall be held on the same day throughout the state.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [S13, § 1087-a1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 530; C46, 50, 54, 58,
      62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 43.4] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         83 Acts, ch 138, § 1; 88 Acts, ch 1001, § 1; 89 Acts, ch 136, §2;
      2009 Acts, ch 57, §4
         Referred to in § 39A.4, 43.90
         Failure to report, criminal penalty, § 39A.4

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Iowa > Title-2 > Subtitle-1 > Chapter-43 > 43-4

        43.4  POLITICAL PARTY PRECINCT CAUCUSES.
         Delegates to county conventions of political parties and party
      committee members shall be elected at precinct caucuses held not
      later than the fourth Monday in February of each even-numbered year.
      The date shall be at least eight days earlier than the scheduled date
      for any meeting, caucus, or primary which constitutes the first
      determining stage of the presidential nominating process in any other
      state, territory, or any other group which has the authority to
      select delegates in the presidential nomination.  The state central
      committees of the political parties shall set the date for their
      caucuses.  The county chairperson of each political party shall issue
      the call for the caucuses.  The county chairperson shall file with
      the commissioner the meeting place of each precinct caucus at least
      seven days prior to the date of holding the caucus.
         There shall be selected among those present at a precinct caucus a
      chairperson and a secretary who shall within seven days certify to
      the county central committee the names of those elected as party
      committee members and delegates to the county convention.
         When the rules of a political party require the selection and
      reporting of delegates selected as part of the presidential
      nominating process, or the rules of a political party require the
      tabulation and reporting of the number of persons attending the
      caucus favoring each presidential candidate, it is the duty of a
      person designated as provided by the rules of that political party to
      report the results of the precinct caucus as directed by the state
      central committee of that political party.  When the person
      designated to report the results of the precinct caucus reports the
      results, representatives of each candidate, if they so choose, may
      accompany the person as the results are being reported to assure that
      an accurate report of the proceedings is reported.  If ballots are
      used at the precinct caucus, representatives of each candidate or
      other persons attending the precinct caucus may observe the
      tabulation of the results of the balloting.
         Within fourteen days after the date of the caucus the county
      central committee shall certify to the county commissioner the names
      of those elected as party committee members and delegates to the
      county convention.  The commissioner shall retain precinct caucus
      records for twenty-two months.  In addition, within fourteen days
      after the date of the precinct caucus, the chairperson of the county
      central committee shall deliver to the county commissioner all
      completed voter registration forms received at the caucus.
         The central committee of each political party shall notify the
      delegates and committee members so elected and certified of their
      election and of the time and place of holding the county convention.
      Such conventions shall be held either preceding or following the
      primary election but no later than ten days following the primary
      election and shall be held on the same day throughout the state.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [S13, § 1087-a1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 530; C46, 50, 54, 58,
      62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 43.4] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         83 Acts, ch 138, § 1; 88 Acts, ch 1001, § 1; 89 Acts, ch 136, §2;
      2009 Acts, ch 57, §4
         Referred to in § 39A.4, 43.90
         Failure to report, criminal penalty, § 39A.4

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Iowa > Title-2 > Subtitle-1 > Chapter-43 > 43-4

        43.4  POLITICAL PARTY PRECINCT CAUCUSES.
         Delegates to county conventions of political parties and party
      committee members shall be elected at precinct caucuses held not
      later than the fourth Monday in February of each even-numbered year.
      The date shall be at least eight days earlier than the scheduled date
      for any meeting, caucus, or primary which constitutes the first
      determining stage of the presidential nominating process in any other
      state, territory, or any other group which has the authority to
      select delegates in the presidential nomination.  The state central
      committees of the political parties shall set the date for their
      caucuses.  The county chairperson of each political party shall issue
      the call for the caucuses.  The county chairperson shall file with
      the commissioner the meeting place of each precinct caucus at least
      seven days prior to the date of holding the caucus.
         There shall be selected among those present at a precinct caucus a
      chairperson and a secretary who shall within seven days certify to
      the county central committee the names of those elected as party
      committee members and delegates to the county convention.
         When the rules of a political party require the selection and
      reporting of delegates selected as part of the presidential
      nominating process, or the rules of a political party require the
      tabulation and reporting of the number of persons attending the
      caucus favoring each presidential candidate, it is the duty of a
      person designated as provided by the rules of that political party to
      report the results of the precinct caucus as directed by the state
      central committee of that political party.  When the person
      designated to report the results of the precinct caucus reports the
      results, representatives of each candidate, if they so choose, may
      accompany the person as the results are being reported to assure that
      an accurate report of the proceedings is reported.  If ballots are
      used at the precinct caucus, representatives of each candidate or
      other persons attending the precinct caucus may observe the
      tabulation of the results of the balloting.
         Within fourteen days after the date of the caucus the county
      central committee shall certify to the county commissioner the names
      of those elected as party committee members and delegates to the
      county convention.  The commissioner shall retain precinct caucus
      records for twenty-two months.  In addition, within fourteen days
      after the date of the precinct caucus, the chairperson of the county
      central committee shall deliver to the county commissioner all
      completed voter registration forms received at the caucus.
         The central committee of each political party shall notify the
      delegates and committee members so elected and certified of their
      election and of the time and place of holding the county convention.
      Such conventions shall be held either preceding or following the
      primary election but no later than ten days following the primary
      election and shall be held on the same day throughout the state.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [S13, § 1087-a1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 530; C46, 50, 54, 58,
      62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 43.4] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         83 Acts, ch 138, § 1; 88 Acts, ch 1001, § 1; 89 Acts, ch 136, §2;
      2009 Acts, ch 57, §4
         Referred to in § 39A.4, 43.90
         Failure to report, criminal penalty, § 39A.4