§ Iowa Code § 43.63Canvass by state board

43.63 Canvass by state board.
1. Upon receipt of the abstracts of votes from the counties, the secretary of state shall
immediately open the envelopes and canvass the results for all offices. The secretary of state
shall invite to attend the canvass one representative from each political party which, at the
last three preceding general elections, 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 those elections, 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.
2. Not later than the twenty-seventh day after the primary election, the secretary of state
shall present to the state board of canvassers abstracts showing the number of ballots cast by
each political party for each office and a summary of the results for each office, showing the
votes cast in each county. The state board of canvassers shall review the results compiled by
the secretary of state and, if the results are accurately tabulated, the state board shall approve
the canvass.
Subsection 1 amended