69.14 - SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCIES.
69.14 SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCIES.
A special election to fill a vacancy shall be held for a
representative in Congress, or senator or representative in the
general assembly, when the body in which such vacancy exists is in
session, or will convene prior to the next general election, and the
governor shall order, not later than five days from the date the
vacancy exists, a special election, giving not less than forty days'
notice of such election. In the event the special election is to
fill a vacancy in the general assembly while it is in session or
within forty-five days of the convening of any session, the time
limit provided in this section shall not apply and the governor shall
order such special election at the earliest practical time, giving at
least eighteen days' notice of the special election. Any special
election called under this section must be held on a Tuesday and
shall not be held on the same day as a school election within the
district. Section History: Early Form
[C51, § 443; R60, § 672; C73, § 789; C97, § 1279; C24, 27, 31, 35,
39, § 1158; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §
69.14] Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1224, § 33; 95 Acts, ch 189, §17
Referred to in § 42.4, 43.24, 43.73, 43.78, 44.4, 49.11, 50.24,
50.46, 53.22, 53.53, 331.322
See § 43.78, subsection 4