2009 Iowa Code
Title 2 - Elections and Official Duties
Subtitle 1 - Elections
CHAPTER 50 - CANVASS OF VOTES
50.36 - ENVELOPES CONTAINING OTHER ABSTRACTS -- CANVASS.

        50.36  ENVELOPES CONTAINING OTHER ABSTRACTS --
      CANVASS.
         The secretary of state, upon receipt of the envelopes containing
      the abstracts of votes, shall open and canvass the abstracts for all
      offices except governor and lieutenant governor.
         The secretary of state shall invite to attend the canvass one
      representative from each political party which, at the last preceding
      general election, cast for its candidate for president of the United
      States or for governor, as the case may be, at least two percent of
      the total vote cast for all candidates for that office at that
      election, as determined by the secretary of state.  The secretary of
      state shall notify the chairperson of each political party of the
      time of the canvass.  However, the presence of a representative from
      a political party is not necessary for the canvass to proceed.  

         Section History: Early Form

         [C51, § 286; R60, § 520; C73, § 650; C97, § 1159; C24, 27, 31, 35,
      39, § 875; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §
      50.36] 

         Section History: Recent Form

         95 Acts, ch 189, §11