Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 50.20 (2026)

Notice of number of provisional ballots

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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 than 9:00 a.m. on the second day following the election. Any elector may examine the list during normal office hours, and may also examine the affidavits on the envelopes containing the ballots of challenged electors until the reconvening of the special precinct board as required by this chapter. Only those persons so permitted by section 53.23, subsection 4, shall have access to the affidavits while that board is in session. Any elector may present written statements or documents, supporting or opposing the counting of any provisional ballot, at the commissioner’s office until the reconvening of the special precinct board. [C77, 79, 81, §50.20] 87 Acts, ch 221, §22; 2004 Acts, ch 1083, §22, 37; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §21; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §15; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §14, 32 Referred to in §43.46, 53.17

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2024 · leading case: Sherman v. Kasotakis, 314 F. Supp. 2d 843 (N.D. Iowa 2004).
Sherman v. Kasotakis, 314 F. Supp. 2d 843 (N.D. Iowa 2004). “50(b) advisory committee’s note (1991 Amendment) (“This provisions retains the concept of the former rule that the post-verdict motion is a renewal of an earlier motion made at the close of the evidence.”
Linn Cnty. Auditor Joe Miller v. Iowa Voter Reg. Comm'n (Iowa 2024). “§ 50.20. The County Auditor may request an administrative recount when an equipment or programming error is suspected of affecting the outcome, or if counting errors are reported after the conclusion of a canvass in a precinct.”
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