City Elections and Nomination of Candidates
The City Clerk is responsible for making election information available to candidates requesting nomination papers for election to City office (Affidavit of Candidacy and Nomination Petition). The City Clerk verifies if the nomination papers are complete and sufficient for filing and delivers election materials to the County Auditor.
Nomination Papers
Candidates may begin collecting signatures at any time. Nomination papers must include the Affidavit of Candidacy and the Nomination Petition and cannot be accepted before the filing period begins or after 5:00 p.m. on the last day nomination papers can be filed with the City Clerk.
Since Nomination papers must be filed with the City Clerk’s Office not more than 71 days and not less than 47 days before a regular City election, the Dubuque County Auditor's Office publishes an Election Calendar for each year, which specifies the type of election, election dates, and the candidate filing periods.
It is not necessary for the candidate to appear in person to file the nomination papers. Someone else may deliver the completed forms to the City Clerk.
Additional Resources
City Clerk's and Candidtate's Guides to City elections at Iowa Secretary of State website.
City Candidtate's Guide through the Iowa League of Cities website.
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Contact Information
City Clerk’s Office
50 W. 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
563.589.4110
Dubuque County Auditor’s Office
Dubuque County Courthouse
720 Central Avenue
Dubuque, IA 52001
563.589.4457
Secretary of State,
Elections Division
First Floor, Lucas Building
321 E. 12th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
515.281.0145
Iowa League of Cities
317 6th Avenue, Suite 800
Des Moines, IA 50309
515.244.7282
866.248.9243 |