§ Iowa Code § 50.50Administrative audits

50.50 Administrative audits.
1. The commissioner who was responsible for conducting an election may request an
administrative audit when the commissioner is informed or suspects that voting equipment
used in the election malfunctioned or that programming errors may have affected the
outcome of the election, or if the precinct election officials report counting errors to the
commissioner after the conclusion of the canvass of votes in the precinct. An administrative
audit shall be conducted by the board of the special precinct established by section 53.23.
The state commissioner may adopt rules for administrative audits.
2. Each political party, as defined in section 43.2, may appoint up to five observers to
witness an audit conducted pursuant to this section. The observers shall be appointed by the
county chairperson or, if the county chairperson fails to make an appointment, by the state
chairperson. However, if either or both political parties fail to appoint an observer, the board
may continue with the proceedings.
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