39.8 - TERM OF OFFICE. - Iowa Statutes

39.8 TERM OF OFFICE. The term of office of all officers chosen at a general election for a full term shall commence on the first day of January following the election which is not a Sunday or legal holiday, except when otherwise provided by the Constitution or by statute; that of an officer chosen to fill a vacancy shall commence as soon as the officer has qualified therefor.          Section History: Early Form [R60, § 462; C73, § 576; C97, § 1060; S13, § 1060; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 511; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 39.8] Governor and lieutenant governor, Iowa Constitution, Art. IV, § 15 Judges of supreme and district courts, Iowa Constitution, Art. V, § 17