Iowa Admin. Code r. 721-1.4 - Elections
(1) The secretary of state is the state
commissioner of elections and the deputy is the deputy state commissioner of
elections.
(2) There is an election
department in the office under the supervision of a director of elections. The
director is under the supervision of the state commissioner or the
deputy.
(3) The department is in
contact with every county commissioner of elections and helps them with their
questions, prescribes various uniform forms used in elections and makes rules
and procedures as directed by the election laws.
(4) All nomination papers for federal,
statewide and legislative office are furnished by the department and the
candidates file their nomination papers here. A certification of candidates is
sent to the commissioner before the primary election.
(5) All forms for the certifications of the
election results are sent to the commissioners. The results are returned to the
office to await the state canvass. The same procedure is used on constitutional
amendments.
(6) The election
division is located in the main office on the first floor of the Statehouse and
the telephone number is (515)281-5865.
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