Section 44.1 - Nonparty political organizations1. Any convention or caucus of eligible electors representing a political organization which is not a political party as defined by law, may, for the state, or for any division or municipality thereof, or for any county, or for any subdivision thereof, for which such convention or caucus is held, make one nomination of a candidate for each office to be filled therein at the general election. However, in order to qualify for any nomination made for a statewide elective office by such a political organization there shall be in attendance at the convention or caucus where the nomination is made a minimum of five hundred eligible electors including at least one eligible elector from each of twenty-five counties. In order to qualify for any nomination to the office of United States representative there shall be in attendance at the convention or caucus where the nomination is made a minimum of two hundred eligible electors who are residents of the congressional district including at least one eligible elector from each of at least one-half of the counties of the congressional district. In order to qualify for any nomination to an office to be filled by the voters of a county or of a city there shall be in attendance at the convention or caucus where the nomination is made a minimum of twenty eligible electors who are residents of the county or city, as the case may be, including at least one eligible elector from at least one-half of the voting precincts in that county or city. In order to qualify for any nomination made for the general assembly there shall be in attendance at the convention or caucus where the nomination is made a minimum of twenty-five eligible electors who are residents of the representative district or fifty eligible electors who are residents of the senatorial district, as the case may be, with at least one eligible elector from one-half of the voting precincts in the district in each case. The names of all delegates in attendance at such convention or caucus and such fact shall be certified to the state commissioner together with the other certification requirements of this chapter.2. A candidate who has been nominated under a political party under chapter 43 shall not be eligible for nomination under this chapter for the same office in the same election year.Amended by 2021 Iowa, ch 12, s 15, eff. 3/8/2021.C97, §1098; C24, §649; C27, 31, 35, §655-a1; C39, § 655.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 44.1Referred to in §44.2
Political party defined, §43.2
2021 amendment applies to all candidates seeking election to an office that will appear on a ballot in or after 2022; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §74