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Tit. XIII, Ch. 39. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES BY COMMISSION. § 4219.
5 elusive, and forty-one hundred ninety-four to forty-one hundred
6 ninety-six, inclusive, of the compiled code.
[38 G. A., ch. 123, § 101.]
CHAPTER 39.
GOVERNMENT OP CERTAIN CITIES BY COMMISSION.
SECTION 4219. Candidates—how nominated—primary election—
ballot—canvass of vote—result published—municipal election.
1 Candidates to be voted for at all general municipal elections at
2 which a mayor and councilmen are to be elected under the provisions
3 of this chapter shall be nominated by a primary election, and no other
4 names shall be placed upon the general ballot except those selected in
5 the manner hereinafter prescribed.
6 The primary election for such nomination shall be held on the
7 second Monday preceding the general municipal election.
8 The judges of election appointed for the general municipal elec-
9 tion shall be the judges of the primary election, and it shall be held at
10 the same place, so far as possible, and the polls shall be opened and
11 closed at the same hours, with the same clerks as are required for said
12 general municipal election.
13 Any person desiring to become a candidate for mayor or council-
14 man shall, at least ten days prior to said primary election, file with
15 the said clerk a statement of such candidacy, in substantially the fol-
16 lowing form :
17 State of Iowa, T
18 Vss/
19 County, j
20 I, , being first duly sworn, say that I reside at
21 street, city of , county of ,
22 state of Iowa ; that I am a qualified voter therein ; that I am a candi-
23 date for nomination to the office of (here designate office to which
24 you aspire) to be voted upon at the primary election to be held on
25 Monday of 19 and I hereby re-
26 quest that my name be printed upon the official primary ballot for
27 nomination by such primary election for such office.
28 (Signed)
29 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by
30 on this day of 19
31 * (Signed)
32 and shall, at the same time, file therewith a petition of at least one
33 hundred qualified voters requesting such candidacy. Each petition
34 shall be verified by one or more persons as to the qualification and
35 residence, with street number of each of the persons so signing the
36 said petition, and the said petition shall be in substantially the fol-
37 lowing form :
38 PETITION ACCOMPANYING NOMINATING STATEMENT.
39 The undersigned, duly qualified electors, of the city of
40 and residing at the places set opposite our respective names hereto, do
41 hereby request that the name of (name of candidate) be placed on