Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to the nomination of candidates for president of the United States by political parties
Sponsored by Rep. David Jacoby (D)
Topics:Elections & voting
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Political parties in Iowa can choose to hold a primary election to pick their presidential nominee instead of using a caucus. If a party chooses this option, the election must happen at least four days before any other state starts its nominating process. Candidates running in these primaries must also collect a specific number of signatures on nomination petitions.1
Read the official explanation
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. 1 (nominations by petition). The bill requires the state commissioner of elections to adopt rules for the implementation of the bill.