49.66 - RESERVE SUPPLY OF BALLOTS.
49.66 RESERVE SUPPLY OF BALLOTS.
The commissioner shall provide and retain at the commissioner's
office an ample supply of ballots, in addition to those distributed
to the several voting precincts. If at any time the ballots
furnished to any precinct shall be lost, destroyed, or if the
chairperson of the precinct election officials determines that the
supply of ballots will be exhausted before the polls are closed, the
chairperson of the precinct election officials of the precinct shall
immediately contact the commissioner by telephone. If no telephone
is available, a messenger shall be sent to the commissioner with a
written application for additional ballots. The application shall be
signed by a majority of the precinct election officials. The
commissioner shall keep written records of all requests for
additional ballots and shall immediately cause to be delivered to the
officials, at the polling place, such additional supply of ballots as
may be required, and sufficient to comply with the provisions of this
chapter. Section History: Early Form
[C97, § 1110; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 784; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62,
66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 49.66] Section History: Recent Form
95 Acts, ch 189, §8