45.3 - AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY.
45.3 AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY.
Each candidate shall complete and file a signed, notarized
affidavit of candidacy. The affidavit shall be filed at the same
time as the nomination petition. The affidavit shall be in the form
prescribed by the secretary of state and shall include the following
information:
1. The candidate's name in the form the candidate wants it to
appear on the ballot.
2. The candidate's home address.
3. The name of the county in which the candidate resides.
4. The name of the political organization by which the candidate
was nominated, if any.
5. The office sought by the candidate, and the district the
candidate seeks to represent, if any.
6. A declaration that if the candidate is elected the candidate
will qualify by taking the oath of office.
7. A statement that the candidate is aware that the candidate is
required to organize a candidate's committee which shall file an
organization statement and disclosure reports if the committee or the
candidate receives contributions, makes expenditures, or incurs
indebtedness in excess of the reporting threshold in section 68A.102,
subsection 5. This subsection shall not apply to candidates for
federal office.
8. A statement that the candidate is aware of the prohibition in
section 49.41 against being a candidate for more than one office to
be filled at the same election, except county agricultural extension
council and soil and water conservation district commission.
9. A statement that the candidate is aware that the candidate is
disqualified from holding office if the candidate has been convicted
of a felony or other infamous crime and the candidate's rights have
not been restored by the governor or by the president of the United
States. Section History: Early Form
[C97, § 1100; C24, § 651; C27, 31, 35, § 655-a19; C39, §
655.19; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, § 45.3; C75, § 45.3,
56.5(4); C77, 79, 81, § 45.3; 81 Acts, ch 35, § 18] Section History: Recent Form
87 Acts, ch 221, §6; 89 Acts, ch 136, §28; 90 Acts, ch 1238, §9;
91 Acts, ch 129, §9; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §79; 94 Acts, ch 1180, §11; 98
Acts, ch 1052, § 4; 2001 Acts, ch 158, §9; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §14,
115
Referred to in § 39.22, 49.41, 357.13, 358.9, 376.11