62.1A - CONTEST COURT ESTABLISHED.
62.1A CONTEST COURT ESTABLISHED.
The court for the trial of contested county elections shall
consist of one member named by the contestant and one member named by
the incumbent. If the incumbent fails to name a member, the chief
judge of the judicial district shall be notified of the failure to
appoint. The chief judge shall designate the second member within
one week after the chief judge is notified. These two members shall
meet within three days and select a third member to serve as the
presiding member of the court. If they cannot agree on the third
member of the court within three days after their initial meeting,
the chief judge of the judicial district shall be notified of the
failure to agree. The chief judge shall designate the presiding
member within one week after the chief judge is notified. Section History: Early Form
[C51, § 343; R60, § 573; C73, § 695; C97, § 1201; C24, 27, 31, 35,
39, § 1020; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §
62.1] Section History: Recent Form
97 Acts, ch 170, § 76
C2001, §62.1A
2009 Acts, ch 133, §16
Referred to in § 331.383