44.9  Withdrawals.
  Any candidate named under this chapter may withdraw the candidate’s nomination by a written request filed as follows:
  1.  In the office of the state commissioner, at least eighty-one days before the date of the election, or for withdrawals of nominations filed under section 44.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, at least seventy-six days before the date of election.
  2.  In the office of the appropriate commissioner, at least seventy-four days before the date of the election, except as otherwise provided in subsection 6.
  3.  In the office of the appropriate school board secretary, at least forty-two days before the day of a regularly scheduled school election.
  4.  In the office of the state commissioner, in case of a special election to fill vacancies in Congress or the general assembly, not more than:
  a.  Twenty days after the date on which the governor issues the call for a special election to be held on at least forty days’ notice.
  b.  Five days after the date on which the governor issues the call for a special election to be held on at least ten but less than forty days’ notice.
  5.  In the office of the appropriate commissioner or school board secretary in case of a special election to fill vacancies, at least twenty-five days before the day of election.
  6.  In the office of the appropriate commissioner, at least forty-two days before the regularly scheduled or special city election. However, for those cities that may be required to hold a primary election, at least sixty-three days before a regularly scheduled or special city election.
[C97, §1101; SS15, §1101; C24, §652; C27, 31, 35, §655-a9; C39, §655.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.9]
87 Acts, ch 221, §4, 5; 89 Acts, ch 136, §25; 91 Acts, ch 129, §8; 98 Acts, ch 1123, §3; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §5; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §72; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §22; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §21; 2019 Acts, ch 148, §50; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §18, 54
Referred to in §44.10, 44.11, 277.4, 376.4
Applicability to candidates nominated by petition, see §45.4