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Iowa Regulations § 721-1.4 Elections

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Regulation Text

(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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