COMPILED CODE - Iowa Legislature - State of Iowa

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I 4219. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES BY COMMISSION. Tit. XIII, Ch. 39.
150 Having caused the said ballots to be printed, the said city clerk
151 shall cause to be delivered at each polling place a number of said
152 ballots equal to twice the number of votes cast in such polling precinct
153 at the last general municipal election for mayor.
154 The persons who are qualified to vote at the general municipal
155 election shall be qualified to vote at such primary election. Challenges
156 can be made by not more than two persons, to be appointed at the
157 time of opening the polls by the judges of election; and the law
158 applicable to challenges at a general municipal election shall be ap-
159 plicable to challenges made at such primary election.
160 Judges of election shall, immediately upon the closing of the polls,
161 count the ballots and ascertain the number of votes cast in such pre-
162 cinct for each of the candidates, and make return thereof to the city
163 clerk, upon proper blanks to be furnished by the said city clerk,
164 within six hours of the closing of the polls.
165 On the day following the said primary election, the said city
166 clerk shall publicly canvass said returns so received from the polling
167 precincts, and.shall make and publish in all the newspapers of said
168 city, at least once, the result thereof. The two candidates receiving
169 the highest number of votes for mayor shall be the candidates, and
170 the only candidates, whose names shall be placed upon the ballot
171 for mayor at the next succeeding general municipal election.
172 The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for
173 the office of superintendent of "accounts and finances" or "superin-
174 tendent of accounts and finances and parks and public property" as
175 the case may be, shall be the candidates, and the only candidates,
176 whose names shall be placed upon the ballot for superintendent of
177 "accounts and finances" or "superintendent of accounts and finances
178 and parks and public property" as the case may be, at the next suc-
179 ceeding general municipal election.
180 The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for
181 the office of "superintendent of public safety" or "superintendent of
182 public safety and streets and public improvements" as the case may
183 be, shall be the candidates, and the only candidates, whose names
184 shall be placed upon the ballot for superintendent of "public safety"
185 or "superintendent of public safety and streets and public improve-
186 ments" as the case may be, at the next succeeding general municipal
187 election.
188 The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for
189 the office of "superintendent of streets and public improvements" shall
190 be the candidates, and the only candidates, whose names shall be
191 placed upon the ballot for "superintendent of streets and public im-
192 provements" at the next succeeding general municipal election.
193 The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for
194 the office of "superintendent of parks and public property" shall be
195 the candidates, and the only candidates, whose names shall be placed
196 upon the ballot for "superintendent of parks and public property" at
197 the next succeeding general municipal election.
198 All electors of cities under this chapter, who by the laws govern-
199 ing cities of the first and second class would be entitled to vote for the
200 election of officers at any general municipal election in such cities,
201 shall be qualified to vote at all elections under this chapter. The
202 ballot at such general municipal election shall be in the same general
203 form as for such primary election, so far as applicable; and in all