50.15A Unofficial results of voting — general election only.
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 an unofficial canvass of election results following the closing of the polls on the day of a general election. The unofficial canvass shall report election results for national offices, statewide offices, the office of state representative, the office of state senator, and other offices or public measures at the discretion of the state commissioner of elections. The unofficial canvass shall also report the total number of ballots cast at the general election.
2. a. After the polls close on election day, the commissioner of elections shall periodically provide election results to the state commissioner of elections as the precincts in the county report election results to the commissioner pursuant to section 50.11. If the commissioner determines that all precincts will not report election results before the office is closed, the commissioner shall report the most complete results available prior to leaving the office at the time the office is closed as provided in section 50.11. The commissioner shall specify the number of precincts included in the report to the state commissioner of elections.
b. The state commissioner of elections shall tabulate unofficial election results as the results are received from the commissioners of elections and shall periodically make the reports of the results available to the public.
3. Before the day of the general election, the state commissioner of elections shall provide a form and instructions for reporting unofficial election results pursuant to this section.
2008 Acts, ch 1115, §102; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §38
Structure Iowa Code
Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES
Section 50.1A - Canvass by officials.
Section 50.2 - One tally list in certain machine precincts.
Section 50.3 - Double or defective ballots.
Section 50.4 - Ballots objected to.
Section 50.5 - Disputed ballots returned separately.
Section 50.6 - Votes in excess of voter declarations.
Section 50.7 - Error on county office — township office.
Section 50.8 - Error on state or district office — tie vote.
Section 50.9 - Return of ballots not voted.
Section 50.10 - Record of ballots returned.
Section 50.11 - Proclamation of result.
Section 50.12 - Return and preservation of ballots.
Section 50.13 - Destruction of ballots.
Section 50.14 - Return of results.
Section 50.15 - Destruction in abeyance pending contest.
Section 50.15A - Unofficial results of voting — general election only.
Section 50.16 - Tally list of board.
Section 50.17 - Return of election register.
Section 50.19 - Preservation and destruction of books.
Section 50.20 - Notice of number of provisional ballots.
Section 50.21 - Special precinct board reconvened.
Section 50.22 - Special precinct board to determine challenges and canvass absentee ballots.
Section 50.23 - Messengers for missing tally lists.
Section 50.24 - Canvass by board of supervisors.
Section 50.25 - Abstract of votes in the general election.
Section 50.26 - Duplicate abstracts.
Section 50.27 - Declaration of election.
Section 50.28 - Tally lists filed.
Section 50.29 - Certificate of election.
Section 50.30 - Abstracts forwarded to state commissioner.
Section 50.30A - Election canvass summary forwarded to state commissioner.
Section 50.31 - Abstracts for governor and lieutenant governor.
Section 50.32 - Endorsement on other envelope.
Section 50.33 - Forwarding of envelopes.
Section 50.34 - Missing abstracts.
Section 50.35 - Delivery of abstracts.
Section 50.36 - Envelopes containing other abstracts — canvass.
Section 50.37 - State canvassing board.
Section 50.38 - Time of state canvass.
Section 50.40 - Record of canvass.
Section 50.41 - Certificate of election.
Section 50.42 - Certificates mailed.
Section 50.43 - Senator or representative.
Section 50.45 - Canvass public — result determined.
Section 50.46 - Special elections — canvass and certificate.
Section 50.47 - Messengers for election tally lists.
Section 50.48 - General recount provisions.
Section 50.49 - Recounts for public measures.
Section 50.50 - Administrative recounts.