39.8 - TERM OF OFFICE.
39.8 TERM OF OFFICE.
The term of office of all officers chosen at a general election
for a full term shall commence on the first day of January following
the election which is not a Sunday or legal holiday, except when
otherwise provided by the Constitution or by statute; that of an
officer chosen to fill a vacancy shall commence as soon as the
officer has qualified therefor. Section History: Early Form
[R60, § 462; C73, § 576; C97, § 1060; S13, § 1060; C24, 27, 31,
35, 39, § 511; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §
39.8]
Governor and lieutenant governor, Iowa Constitution, Art. IV, § 15
Judges of supreme and district courts, Iowa Constitution, Art. V,
§ 17