Senate Study Bill 1257 SENATE FILE BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON CONNOLLY) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to requirements for persons seeking election to 2 township office. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1853SC 82 5 sc/es/88 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 39.22, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 1 2 2007, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 a. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. The election of township officers 1 4 shall take place at the general election on ballots which 1 5 shall not reflect a nominee's political affiliation. 1 6Nomination shall be made by petition in accordance with 1 7 chapter 45. The petition form shall be furnished by the 1 8 county commissioner of elections andA person seeking election 1 9 as township officer shallbe filedfile an affidavit of 1 10 candidacy with the county commissioner of elections pursuant 1 11 to section 45.3. A plurality is sufficient to elect the 1 12 township officers. 1 13 Sec. 2. Section 45.1, subsection 10, Code 2007, is amended 1 14 by striking the subsection. 1 15 Sec. 3. Section 49.41, Code 2007, is amended by adding the 1 16 following new unnumbered paragraph: 1 17 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. For purposes of township office, 1 18 "nomination papers" as used in this section means the 1 19 affidavit of candidacy required in section 45.3. 1 20 EXPLANATION 1 21 This bill strikes the requirement that a person seeking 1 22 election to township office must file a nomination petition 1 23 containing at least 10 signatures and requires only that the 1 24 person file an affidavit of candidacy. 1 25 LSB 1853SC 82 1 26 sc:nh/es/88.1