§ Iowa Code § 50.46Special elections — canvass and certificate

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50.46 Special elections — canvass and certificate.
When a special election has been held to fill a vacancy, pursuant to section 69.14, the board
of county canvassers shall meet no earlier than 1:00 p.m. on the second day after the election,
and canvass the votes cast at the election. If the second day after the election is a public
holiday, section 4.1, subsection 34, controls. The commissioner, as soon as the canvass is
completed, shall transmit to the state commissioner an abstract of the votes so canvassed,
and the state board, within five days after receiving such abstracts, shall canvass the tally
lists. A certificate of election shall be issued by the county or state board of canvassers, as in
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Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 50 (39, 1)
§50.46, CANVASS OF VOTES
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other cases. All the provisions regulating elections, obtaining tally lists, and canvass of votes
at general elections, except as to time, shall apply to special elections.

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