HF 139 (LSB 1515YH (1) 88)

HOUSE FILE 139

BY  HANUSA

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the election of persons failing to receive the nomination of a political party.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  43.17  Disqualification of defeated candidates.
   1.  A person who files nomination papers pursuant to section 43.11 but fails to receive the nomination of the political party shall not be eligible for election to the office listed on the nomination papers in the next general election for that office.
   2.  Subsection 1 shall not apply to a person nominated pursuant to section 43.23 to replace a candidate who dies or withdraws or a person designated to fill a ballot vacancy pursuant to section 43.78.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits a person who seeks the nomination of a political party for election to a certain office but loses the nomination from being eligible for election to that office in the next general election for that office. The bill does not apply to a person nominated to replace a candidate who dies or withdraws or to a person designated to fill a ballot vacancy.