Iowa HF596 revises election recount procedures and contest court composition.

Iowa HF596 amends the state's election laws to change the process for requesting and conducting election recounts. The bill mandates that a recount request must be made within a specific timeframe after an election, with different deadlines for different types of elections. It also alters the composition of the election recount board, now including the county commissioner of elections, their staff, and any county employees involved in tallying votes. The bill specifies that recounts can be conducted manually or using automatic tabulating equipment but not both.

Iowa HF596 revises election recount procedures and contest court composition.

Iowa HF596 amends the state's election laws to change the process for requesting and conducting election recounts. The bill mandates that a recount request must be made within a specific timeframe after an election, with different deadlines for different types of elections. It also alters the composition of the election recount board, now including the county commissioner of elections, their staff, and any county employees involved in tallying votes. The bill specifies that recounts can be conducted manually or using automatic tabulating equipment but not both.