§ Iowa Code § 50.36Envelopes containing other abstracts — canvass

50.36 Envelopes containing other abstracts — canvass.
1. The secretary of state, upon receipt of the envelopes containing the abstracts of votes,
shall open and canvass the abstracts for all offices except governor and lieutenant governor.
2. 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.
Subsection 2 amended