Title II, ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES (Ch. 39 - 79)

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Iowa Code § 49.86 Failure to vote — surrender of ballot.
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1 METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS, §49.86 49.86 Failure to vote — surrender of ballot. Any voter who, after receiving an official ballot, decides not to vote, shall, before entering the voting booth, surrender to the election officers the official ballot which has been given to th…
Iowa Code § 49.87 Prohibited ballot — taking ballot from polling place.
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Iowa Code § 49.88 Limitation on persons in booth and time for voting.
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1 METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS, §49.88 49.88 Limitation on persons in booth and time for voting. 1. No more than one person shall be allowed to occupy any voting booth at any time. The use of photographic devices and the display of voted ballots is prohibited if such use or dis…
Iowa Code § 49.89 Selection of officials to assist voters.
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1 METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS, §49.89 49.89 Selection of officials to assist voters. At, or before, the opening of the polls, the election board of each precinct shall select two members of the board, of different political parties in the case of any election in which candidat…
Iowa Code § 49.9 Proper place of voting.
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Iowa Code § 49.90 Assisting voter.
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1 METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS, §49.90 49.90 Assisting voter. 1. Any voter who may declare upon oath that the voter is blind, cannot read the English language, or is, by reason of any physical disability other than intoxication, unable to cast a vote without assistance, shall, …
Iowa Code § 49.91 Assistance indicated on register.
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1 METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS, §49.91 49.91 Assistance indicated on register. The precinct election officials shall mark upon the election register the name of any elector who received such assistance in casting the elector’s vote. [C97, §1118; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §808; C46, …
Iowa Code § 49.92 Voting mark.
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1 METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS, §49.92 49.92 Voting mark. The instructions appearing on the ballot shall describe the appropriate mark to be used by the voter. The mark shall be consistent with the requirements of the voting system in use in the precinct. The voting mark used o…
Iowa Code § 49.93 Number of votes for each office.
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Iowa Code § 49.94 How to mark a straight ticket.
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1 METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS, §49.94 49.94 How to mark a straight ticket. Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 110, §50. Wed Dec 10 22:24:05 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 49.94 (21, 0)
Iowa Code § 49.95 Voting part of ticket only.
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Iowa Code § 49.96 Offices with more than one person to be elected.
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1 METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS, §49.96 49.96 Offices with more than one person to be elected. Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 110, §50. Wed Dec 10 22:24:06 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 49.96 (21, 0)
Iowa Code § 49.97 How to mark a mixed ticket.
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1 METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS, §49.97 49.97 How to mark a mixed ticket. Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 110, §50. Wed Dec 10 22:24:07 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 49.97 (21, 0)
Iowa Code § 49.98 Counting ballots.
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1 METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS, §49.98 49.98 Counting ballots. The ballots shall be counted according to the voters’ marks on them as provided in sections 49.92 and 49.93, and not otherwise. If, for any reason, it is impossible to determine from a ballot, as marked, the choice …
Iowa Code § 49.99 Writing name on ballot.
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1 METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS, §49.99 49.99 Writing name on ballot. 1. The voter may also write on the line provided for write-in votes the name of any person for whom the voter desires to vote and mark the voting target opposite the name. If the voter is using a voting system…
Iowa Code § 49A.1 Publication of proposed amendment.
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Iowa Code § 49A.10 Action to test legality.
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Iowa Code § 49A.11 Parties.
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Iowa Code § 49A.2 Publication of proposed public measure.
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Iowa Code § 49A.3 Proof of publication — record.
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Iowa Code § 49A.4 Submission at general election.
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Iowa Code § 49A.5 Submission at special election.
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Iowa Code § 49A.6 Certification — sample ballot.
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Iowa Code § 49A.7 Proclamation.
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Iowa Code § 49A.8 Canvass — declaration of result — record.
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Iowa Code § 49A.9 Expenses.
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Iowa Code § 50.1 Definitions.
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Iowa Code § 50.10 Record of ballots returned.
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Iowa Code § 50.11 Proclamation of result.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.11 50.11 Proclamation of result. 1. When the canvass is completed one of the precinct election officials shall publicly announce the total number of votes received by each of the persons voted for, the office for which the person is designated, as announce…
Iowa Code § 50.12 Return and preservation of ballots.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.12 50.12 Return and preservation of ballots. Immediately after making the proclamation, and before separating, the board members of each precinct in which votes have been received by paper ballot shall enclose in an envelope or other container all ballots …
Iowa Code § 50.13 Destruction of ballots.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.13 50.13 Destruction of ballots. 1. If, at the expiration of the length of time specified in section 50.12, a contest is not pending, the commissioner, without opening the package in which they have been enclosed, shall destroy the ballots. 2. If the ballo…
Iowa Code § 50.14 Return of results.
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Iowa Code § 50.15 Destruction in abeyance pending contest.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.15 50.15 Destruction in abeyance pending contest. If a contest is pending, the ballots shall be kept until the contest is finally determined, and then so destroyed. [C97, §1143; S13, §1143; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §854; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77…
Iowa Code § 50.15A Unofficial results of voting.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.15A 50.15A Unofficial results of voting. 1. In order to provide the public with an early source of election results before the official canvass of votes, the state commissioner of elections, in cooperation with the commissioners of elections, shall conduct…
Iowa Code § 50.16 Tally list of board.
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Iowa Code § 50.17 Return of election register.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.17 50.17 Return of election register. The precinct election register prepared for each election, together with the ballots to be returned pursuant to section 50.12, if any, and the signed and attested tally list, shall be delivered to the commissioner by o…
Iowa Code § 50.19 Preservation and destruction of books.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.19 50.19 Preservation and destruction of books. 1. The commissioner may destroy precinct election registers, the declarations of eligibility signed by voters, and other material pertaining to any election in which federal offices are not on the ballot, exc…
Iowa Code § 50.1A Canvass by officials.
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Iowa Code § 50.2 One tally list in certain machine precincts.
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Iowa Code § 50.20 Notice of number of provisional ballots.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.20 50.20 Notice of number of provisional ballots. The commissioner shall compile a list of the number of provisional ballots cast under section 49.81 in each precinct. The list shall be made available to the public as soon as possible, but in no case later…
Iowa Code § 50.21 Special precinct board reconvened.
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Iowa Code § 50.22 Special precinct board to determine challenges and canvass absentee ballots.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.22 50.22 Special precinct board to determine challenges and canvass absentee ballots. 1. Upon being reconvened, the special precinct election board shall review the information upon the envelopes bearing the provisional ballots, and all evidence submitted …
Iowa Code § 50.23 Messengers for missing tally lists.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.23 50.23 Messengers for missing tally lists. The commissioner shall send messengers for all tally lists not received in the commissioner’s office by noon of the day following the election. The expense of securing such tally lists shall be paid by the count…
Iowa Code § 50.24 Canvass by board of supervisors.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.24 50.24 Canvass by board of supervisors. 1. The county board of supervisors shall meet to canvass the vote on the first Tuesday after the day of each election to which this chapter is applicable, unless the law authorizing the election specifies another d…
Iowa Code § 50.25 Abstract of votes in the general election.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.25 50.25 Abstract of votes in the general election. 1. At the canvass of the general election, the abstract of the votes for each of the following classes shall be made on a different sheet: a. President and vice president of the United States. b. Senator …
Iowa Code § 50.26 Duplicate abstracts.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.26 50.26 Duplicate abstracts. All abstracts of votes cast in the general election, except the abstracts of votes for county officers, shall be made in duplicate, and signed by the board of county canvassers. One of said abstracts shall be forwarded to the …
Iowa Code § 50.27 Declaration of election.
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Iowa Code § 50.28 Tally lists filed.
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Iowa Code § 50.29 Certificate of election.
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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.29 50.29 Certificate of election. 1. When any person is thus declared elected, there shall be delivered to that person a certificate of election, under the official seal of the county, in substance as follows: STATE OF IOWA ) ..............................…
Iowa Code § 50.3 Double or defective ballots.
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