Iowa Code Title II. Elections and Official Duties [Chs. 39-79] § 59.5. Statement and depositions--notice

The secretary shall deliver the unopened papers described in section 59.4 to the presiding officer of the house in which the contest is to be tried, on or before the second day of the session, regular or special, of the general assembly next after taking the depositions. The presiding officer shall immediately give notice to that officer's house that such papers are in the officer's possession.