Iowa HF928 modifies election recount procedures, deadlines, and penalties.

Iowa HF928 amends election laws to change the procedures for election recounts and contests. The bill mandates that a recount must be conducted in each precinct where a ballot for a given office was cast if a recount is requested. It changes the deadline for requesting a recount to the second Wednesday following an election. The bill also alters the composition of the election recount board, requiring it to include the county commissioner of elections, the commissioner’s staff, and any persons employed by the commissioner to tally ballots during the election.

Iowa HF928 modifies election recount procedures, deadlines, and penalties.

Iowa HF928 amends election laws to change the procedures for election recounts and contests. The bill mandates that a recount must be conducted in each precinct where a ballot for a given office was cast if a recount is requested. It changes the deadline for requesting a recount to the second Wednesday following an election. The bill also alters the composition of the election recount board, requiring it to include the county commissioner of elections, the commissioner’s staff, and any persons employed by the commissioner to tally ballots during the election.