Terms of Office
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Office
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Term Begins
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Code Cite
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Term Length
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U.S. Senator |
January 3, Noon (always) |
U.S. Constitution, Amendment 20 |
6 years |
U.S. Representative |
January 3, Noon (always) |
U.S. Constitution, Amendment 20 |
2 years |
State Senator |
1st day of January that is not a Sunday or legal holiday |
Iowa Code § 39.8 |
4 years |
State Representative |
January 1 (always) |
Iowa Constitution, Article III, § 3 |
2 years |
County Officers |
1st day of January that is not a Sunday or legal holiday |
Iowa Code § 39.8 |
4 years |
City Officers |
1st day of January that is not a Sunday or legal holiday, Noon |
Iowa Code § 376.2 |
2 or 4 years |
Township Offices |
1st day of January that is not a Sunday or legal holiday |
Iowa Code § 39.8 |
4 years |
Nonpartisan Offices |
1st day of January that is not a Sunday or legal holiday |
Iowa Code § 39.8, 161A.6, 176A.7, 347A.1 |
4 years
Hospital Trustees: 6 years - NOTE: 4 years, effective for the 2018 General Election per HF 2290
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