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

1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.30 50.30 Abstracts forwarded to state commissioner. 1. The commissioner shall, within thirteen days after the election, forward to the state commissioner one of the duplicate abstracts of votes for each of the following offices: a. President and vice presi…

1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.30A 50.30A Election canvass summary forwarded to state commissioner. The commissioner shall, within thirteen days after each primary election, general election, and special election conducted pursuant to section 69.14, forward to the state commissioner a t…

1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.31 50.31 Abstracts for governor and lieutenant governor. 1. The envelope containing the abstracts of votes for governor and lieutenant governor shall be endorsed substantially as follows: Abstract of votes for governor and lieutenant governor from ........…

1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.32 50.32 Endorsement on other envelope. The envelope for offices other than governor and lieutenant governor shall be endorsed substantially in the manner provided in section 50.31, with changes necessary to indicate the particular offices, and shall be ad…

1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.33 50.33 Forwarding of envelopes. The envelopes, including the one addressed to the speaker, after being prepared, sealed, and endorsed as required by this chapter, shall be placed in one package and forwarded to the state commissioner. [C51, §284, 305; R6…

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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.35 50.35 Delivery of abstracts. The envelopes containing the abstracts of votes for governor and lieutenant governor shall not be opened by the state commissioner, but the state commissioner shall securely preserve the same and deliver them to the speaker …

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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.37 50.37 State canvassing board. The executive council shall constitute a board of canvassers of all abstracts of votes required to be filed with the state commissioner, except for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor. Any clerical error found b…

1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.38 50.38 Time of state canvass. Not later than twenty-seven days after the day of the election, the secretary of state shall present to the board of state canvassers abstracts of votes cast at the election showing the number of ballots cast for each office…

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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.40 50.40 Record of canvass. The state commissioner shall file the abstracts when received and shall have the same bound in book form to be kept by the state commissioner as a record of the result of said state election, to be known as the state election bo…

1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.41 50.41 Certificate of election. 1. Each person declared elected by the state board of canvassers shall receive a certificate, signed by the governor or, in the governor’s absence, by the secretary of state, with the seal of state affixed, attested by the…

1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.42 50.42 Certificates mailed. The state commissioner shall prepare and deliver or mail certificates of election to the persons declared elected. [C51, §292, 294; R60, §526, 528; C73, §648, 656, 658; C97, §1167; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §881; C46, 50, 54, 58, 6…

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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.44 50.44 Tie vote. If more than the requisite number of persons, including presidential electors, are found to have an equal and the highest number of votes, the election of one of them shall be determined by lot. The name of each of such candidates shall …

1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.45 50.45 Canvass public — result determined. All canvasses of tally lists shall be public, and the persons having the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected. When a public measure has been submitted to the electors, the proposition shall be dec…

1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.46 50.46 Special elections — canvass and certificate. When a special election has been held to fill a vacancy, pursuant to section 69.14, the board of county canvassers shall meet no earlier than 1:00 p.m. on the second day after the election, and canvass …

1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.47 50.47 Messengers for election tally lists. Messengers sent for the tally lists of elections shall be paid from the state or county treasury for necessary travel expense. [C51, §295; R60, §529; C73, §3827; C97, §1172; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §886; C46, 50, …

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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.49 50.49 Recounts for public measures. 1. A recount for any public measure shall be ordered by the board of canvassers if a petition requesting a recount is filed with the state commissioner for a public measure voted on by the electors of the entire state…

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1 CANVASS OF VOTES, §50.50 50.50 Administrative audits. 1. The commissioner who was responsible for conducting an election may request an administrative audit when the commissioner is informed or suspects that voting equipment used in the election malfunctioned or that programmin…

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1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.1 52.1 Voting systems — definitions. 1. At all elections conducted under chapter 49, and at any other election unless the commissioner directs otherwise pursuant to section 49.26, votes shall be cast, registered, recorded, and counted by means of optical sca…

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1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.13 52.13 Sample ballots. Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 190, §13. Wed Dec 10 22:25:00 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 52.13 (19, 0)

1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.14 52.14 Two sets of ballots. Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 190, §13. Wed Dec 10 22:25:00 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 52.14 (19, 0)

1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.15 52.15 Delivery of ballots and supplies. Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 190, §13. Wed Dec 10 22:25:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 52.15 (19, 0)

1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.16 52.16 Duties of election officers — independent ballots. Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 190, §13. Wed Dec 10 22:25:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 52.16 (19, 0)…

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1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.2 52.2 Optical scan voting system required. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, for elections held on or after November 4, 2008, a county shall use an optical scan voting system only. The requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act, Pub. L. …

1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.20 52.20 Injury to machine. Repealed by 2009 Acts, ch 57, §96. Wed Dec 10 22:25:03 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 52.20 (19, 0)

1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.21 52.21 Canvass of vote — tally sheet. Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 190, §13. Wed Dec 10 22:25:04 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 52.21 (19, 0)

1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.22 52.22 Locking machine. Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 190, §13. Wed Dec 10 22:25:04 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 52.22 (19, 0)

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1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.24 52.24 Separate ballots. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the use of a separate ballot for public measures. [S13, §1137-a27; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §926; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §52.24] 2009 Acts, ch 57, §55 …

1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.25 52.25 Summary of amendment or public measure. 1. The question of a constitutional convention, amendments, and public measures including bond issues may be voted on ballots in the following manner: a. The entire convention question, amendment, or public me…

1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.26 52.26 Authorized optical scan voting system. 1. Every optical scan voting system approved by the state board of examiners for voting systems shall: a. Provide for voting in secrecy, except as to persons entitled by sections 49.90 and 49.91 to assistance. …

1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.27 52.27 Commissioner to provide optical scan voting equipment. The commissioner having jurisdiction of any precinct for which the board of supervisors has adopted voting by means of an optical scan voting system shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, pro…

1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.28 52.28 Optical scan voting system ballot forms. The commissioner of each county in which the use of an optical scan voting system in one or more precincts has been authorized shall print text on optical scan ballots using black ink on white paper and shall…

1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.29 52.29 Optical scan voting system sample ballots. The commissioner shall provide for each precinct where an optical scan voting system is in use at least one sample optical scan ballot which shall be an exact copy of the official ballots as printed for tha…

1 VOTING SYSTEMS, §52.3 52.3 Terms of purchase — tax levy. The county board of supervisors, on the adoption and purchase of an optical scan voting system, may issue bonds under section 331.441, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (1). [S13, §1137-a14; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §…