50.50 Administrative recounts.
1. The commissioner who was responsible for conducting an election may request an administrative recount when the commissioner suspects that voting equipment used in the election malfunctioned or that programming errors may have affected the outcome of the election, or if the precinct election officials report counting errors to the commissioner after the conclusion of the canvass of votes in the precinct. An administrative recount shall be conducted by the board of the special precinct established by section 53.23. Bond shall not be required for an administrative recount. The state commissioner may adopt rules for administrative recounts.
2. If the recount board finds that there is an error in the programming of any voting equipment which may have affected the outcome of the election for any office or public measure on the ballot, the recount board shall describe the errors in its report to the commissioner. The commissioner shall notify the board of supervisors. The supervisors shall determine whether to order an administrative recount for any or all of the offices and public measures on the ballot.
97 Acts, ch 170, §59; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §49, 115
Referred to in §50.12, 50.51
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.