52.31 Procedure where votes cast on optical scan ballots.
Preparations for voting and voting at any election in a precinct where votes are to be received on optical scan ballots shall be in accordance with the provisions of chapter 49 governing voting upon conventional paper ballots with the following exceptions:
1. Before entering the voting booth each voter shall be cautioned to mark the ballot only with a ballot marking device provided in the booth or by the precinct election officials.
2. In each precinct where portable automatic tabulating equipment is used, the voter may personally insert the ballot into the tabulating device.
[C77, 79, 81, §52.31]
86 Acts, ch 1224, §24; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §38
Structure Iowa Code
Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES
Section 52.1 - Voting systems — definitions.
Section 52.2 - Optical scan voting system required.
Section 52.3 - Terms of purchase — tax levy.
Section 52.4 - Examiners — term — removal.
Section 52.5 - Testing and examination of voting equipment.
Section 52.7 - Construction of machine approved — requirements.
Section 52.8 - Experimental use.
Section 52.11 - Locking of unused party row.
Section 52.12 - Exception — straight party voting.
Section 52.13 - Sample ballots.
Section 52.14 - Two sets of ballots.
Section 52.15 - Delivery of ballots and supplies.
Section 52.16 - Duties of election officers — independent ballots.
Section 52.20 - Injury to machine.
Section 52.21 - Canvass of vote — tally sheet.
Section 52.22 - Locking machine.
Section 52.23 - Written statements of election.
Section 52.24 - Separate ballots.
Section 52.25 - Summary of amendment or public measure.
Section 52.26 - Authorized optical scan voting system.
Section 52.27 - Commissioner to provide optical scan voting equipment.
Section 52.28 - Optical scan voting system ballot forms.
Section 52.29 - Optical scan voting system sample ballots.
Section 52.30 - Procedure where votes cast on ballot cards.
Section 52.31 - Procedure where votes cast on optical scan ballots.
Section 52.32 - Procedure upon closing polls.
Section 52.33 - Absentee voting by optical scan voting system.
Section 52.34 - Counting center established.
Section 52.35 - Equipment tested.
Section 52.36 - Commissioner in charge of counting center — appointment of resolution board.
Section 52.37 - Special precinct tabulation procedure.
Section 52.38 - Testing portable tabulating devices.
Section 52.40 - Early pick-up sites established — procedure.
Section 52.41 - Electronic transmission of election results.