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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE FILE 2153 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY FILED BY CANDIDATES FOR 1 5 PUBLIC OFFICE. 1 6 1 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 8 1 9 Section 1. Section 43.18, subsection 9, Code 1997, is 1 10 amended to read as follows: 1 11 9. A statement that the candidate is aware that the 1 12 candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate 1 13 has been convicted, and never pardoned,of a felony or other 1 14 infamous crime and the candidate's rights have not been 1 15 restored by the governor or by the president of the United 1 16 States. 1 17 Sec. 2. Section 43.67, subsection 9, Code 1997, is amended 1 18 to read as follows: 1 19 9. A statement that the candidate is aware that the 1 20 candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate 1 21 has been convicted, and never pardoned,of a felony or other 1 22 infamous crime and the candidate's rights have not been 1 23 restored by the governor or by the president of the United 1 24 States. 1 25 Sec. 3. Section 44.3, subsection 2, paragraph i, Code 1 26 1997, is amended to read as follows: 1 27 i. A statement that the candidate is aware that the 1 28 candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate 1 29 has been convicted, and never pardoned,of a felony or other 1 30 infamous crime and the candidate's rights have not been 1 31 restored by the governor or by the president of the United 1 32 States. 1 33 Sec. 4. Section 45.3, subsection 9, Code 1997, is amended 1 34 to read as follows: 1 35 9. A statement that the candidate is aware that the 2 1 candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate 2 2 has been convicted, and never pardoned,of a felony or other 2 3 infamous crime and the candidate's rights have not been 2 4 restored by the governor or by the president of the United 2 5 States. 2 6 Sec. 5. Section 161A.5, subsection 3, unnumbered paragraph 2 7 1, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 2 8 At each general election a successor shall be chosen for 2 9 each commissioner whose term will expire in the succeeding 2 10 January. Nomination of candidates for the office of 2 11 commissioner shall be made by petition in accordance with 2 12 chapter 45, except that each candidate's nominating petition 2 13 shall be signed by at least twenty-five eligible electors of 2 14 the district. The petition form shall be furnished by the 2 15 county commissioner of elections. Every candidate shall file 2 16 with the nomination papers an affidavit stating the 2 17 candidate's name, the candidate's residence, that the person 2 18 is a candidate and is eligible for the office of commissioner, 2 19 and that if elected the candidate will qualify for the office. 2 20 The affidavit shall also state that the candidate is aware 2 21 that the candidate is disqualified from holding office if the 2 22 candidate has been convicted, and never pardoned,of a felony 2 23 or other infamous crime and the candidate's rights have not 2 24 been restored by the governor or by the president of the 2 25 United States. 2 26 Sec. 6. Section 277.4, unnumbered paragraph 3, Code 2 27 Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows: 2 28 Signers of nomination petitions shall include their 2 29 addresses and the date of signing, and must reside in the same 2 30 director district as the candidate if directors are elected by 2 31 the voters of a director district, rather than at-large. A 2 32 person may sign nomination petitions for more than one 2 33 candidate for the same office, and the signature is not 2 34 invalid solely because the person signed nomination petitions 2 35 for one or more other candidates for the office. The petition 3 1 shall be filed with the affidavit of the candidate being 3 2 nominated, stating the candidate's name, place of residence, 3 3 that such person is a candidate and is eligible for the office 3 4 the candidate seeks, and that if elected the candidate will 3 5 qualify for the office. The affidavit shall also state that 3 6 the candidate is aware that the candidate is disqualified from 3 7 holding office if the candidate has been convicted, and never3 8pardoned,of a felony or other infamous crime and the 3 9 candidate's rights have not been restored by the governor or 3 10 by the president of the United States. 3 11 Sec. 7. Section 376.4, unnumbered paragraph 4, Code 3 12 Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows: 3 13 The petition must include the affidavit of the individual 3 14 for whom it is filed, stating the individual's name, the 3 15 individual's residence, that the individual is a candidate and 3 16 eligible for the office, and that if elected the individual 3 17 will qualify for the office. The affidavit shall also state 3 18 that the candidate is aware that the candidate is disqualified 3 19 from holding office if the candidate has been convicted, and3 20never pardoned,of a felony or other infamous crime and the 3 21 candidate's rights have not been restored by the governor or 3 22 by the president of the United States. 3 23 3 24 3 25 3 26 MARY E. KRAMER 3 27 President of the Senate 3 28 3 29 3 30 3 31 RON J. CORBETT 3 32 Speaker of the House 3 33 3 34 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and 3 35 is known as Senate File 2153, Seventy-seventh General Assembly. 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 MARY PAT GUNDERSON 4 5 Secretary of the Senate 4 6 Approved , 1998 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 10 TERRY E. BRANSTAD 4 11 Governor
Text: SF02152 Text: SF02154 Text: SF02100 - SF02199 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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