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IA HF484
IA HF484A bill for an act relating to the nomination of candidates for president of the United States by political parties.
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Introduced
02/19/2025
02/19/2025
In Committee
02/19/2025
02/19/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill relates to primary elections for nominees for president of the United States. The bill allows a political party, defined in Code, to request that the state commissioner of elections conduct a primary election for the selection of a nominee for president of the United States in lieu of selecting a nominee for president of the United States through the caucus process. The bill requires a primary election to select a nominee for president of the United States for a political party to be held at least four days earlier than the scheduled date for any meeting, caucus, or primary which constitutes the first determining stage of the presidential nominating process in any other state, territory, or any other group which has the authority to select delegates in the presidential nomination. The bill also requires candidates for election as a nominee for president at an election held pursuant to the provisions of the bill to submit nomination petitions signed as required in Code section 45.1 (nominations by petition). The bill requires the state commissioner of elections to adopt rules for the implementation of the bill.
AI Summary
This bill modifies Iowa's election laws to provide political parties with an alternative method for selecting presidential nominees. Specifically, the bill allows the chairperson of a political party's state central committee to request that the state commissioner of elections conduct a primary election instead of using the traditional caucus system. If a primary election is requested, it must be held at least four days before any other state's first presidential nominating event, ensuring Iowa maintains its historically early position in the presidential nomination process. Candidates seeking to be nominated in this primary would be required to submit nomination petitions according to existing state election laws. The bill mandates that the state commissioner of elections develop rules to implement these new provisions, giving the state flexibility in managing this alternative nomination process. By providing this option, the bill gives political parties more discretion in how they choose their presidential nominees while maintaining the state's strategic timing in the national presidential selection process.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 360. (on 02/19/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF484 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF484.html |
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