50.9 - RETURN OF BALLOTS NOT VOTED.
50.9 RETURN OF BALLOTS NOT VOTED.
Ballots not voted, or spoiled by voters while attempting to vote,
shall be returned by the precinct election officials to the
commissioner, and a receipt taken for the ballots. The spoiled
ballots shall be preserved for twenty-two months following elections
for federal offices and for six months following elections for all
other offices. The commissioner shall record the number of ballots
sent to the polling places but not voted. The ballots not voted
shall be destroyed after the end of the period for contesting the
election. However, if a contest is requested, the ballots not voted
shall be preserved until the election contest is concluded. Section History: Early Form
[C51, § 269; R60, § 504; C73, § 630; C97, § 1141; C24, 27, 31, 35,
39, § 848; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §
50.9] Section History: Recent Form
93 Acts, ch 143, § 20; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §101