EDRIElection Dispute Resolution Index

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Iowa Code § 47.1 addresses the role and powers of the State Commissioner of Elections, including administrative authority, emergency powers, and complaint procedures. However, this section does not specify the court of original jurisdiction for election contests. The section establishes administrative complaint procedures under federal law (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-252) and describes which officials preside over those administrative proceedings, but it does not designate which court (district court, appellate court, etc.) has original jurisdiction over election contests. To satisfy CONT.EDRI.2, the statute must explicitly specify the court of original jurisdiction for election contests. This section is limited to administrative governance and does not address court jurisdiction for election disputes.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Iowa Code § 47.1 addresses the organizational structure, authority, and emergency powers of the state commissioner of elections. It does not contain any provisions specifying a deadline for filing an election contest. The section establishes the commissioner's supervisory role, rulemaking authority, emergency powers, and complaint procedures under federal law, but does not codify contest filing deadlines. To satisfy this criterion, the statute would need to specify the number of days after certification or another defined event within which a contest must be filed. This section is purely administrative and structural in nature, not procedural regarding contest disputes.

No matching sections in corpus.

Iowa Code § 50.48 comprehensively codifies recount procedures directly in statute. It specifies: (1) who counts—the commissioner and staff, with equal party representation for partisan offices (§ 50.48(2)); (2) how—using automatic tabulating equipment unless flawed, with manual recount authority for certain officials (§ 50.48(3)); (3) timing—board convened within 7 days of request, completion as expeditiously as reasonably possible (§ 50.48(2)(b), (3)(a)); (4) evidence—all voted ballots for the office including disputed ballots (§ 50.48(3)(a)); (5) observer rights—up to five observers per candidate per county (§ 50.48(2)(c)); (6) ballot handling standards—supervisor ensures protection from alteration or damage (§ 50.48(3)(a)). These procedural elements are prescribed in the statute itself, not delegated to regulation or administrative directive, satisfying the criterion's requirement for statutory definition.

No matching sections in corpus.

Iowa Code § 50.48 contains limited codified cost allocation for recounts. The statute explicitly addresses bonding requirements for statewide office recounts, requiring candidates to post a single bond rather than multiple bonds across counties. However, the statute does not clearly codify: (1) who pays for the recount under different outcome scenarios (e.g., if the recount confirms or reverses the original result); (2) the mechanism for cost recovery or allocation when a recount is initiated; (3) whether costs are borne by the requesting candidate, the county, or another party; or (4) any fee-shifting provisions based on the recount outcome. The bond requirement is mentioned but the broader cost allocation framework—particularly which party bears expenses and under what circumstances—is not comprehensively addressed in this section. This partial codification meets the minimum threshold for procedural clarity on one aspect (bonding for statewide races) but falls short of fully satisfying the criterion's requirement for complete cost allocation rules.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: The provided section is a table of contents or index for Iowa Code Chapter 43, which addresses partisan nominations and primary elections. It lists section headings but contains no substantive statutory text regarding recount procedures, recount findings, or the legal effects of recount determinations. The section labeled '43.89 - 43.90' appears to reference 'Primary election recount provisions' in the heading, but no actual statutory language defining the legal effects of recount findings (whether binding, advisory, or mandatory amendment) is provided in the text. To satisfy RECT.4, the statute must codify what happens when a recount is conducted and a discrepancy is found—what authority must act, whether the recount result is binding on certification, and what procedural consequences follow. This excerpt does not contain that codification.

Iowa Code § 50.30A establishes a specific statutory deadline: county commissioners must forward the certified election canvass summary to the state commissioner 'within thirteen days after each primary election, general election, and special election.' This deadline is fixed by statute, not left to administrative discretion. The requirement uses mandatory language ('shall') and specifies a precise temporal boundary (thirteen days), leaving no room for discretionary delay or postponement. This satisfies the criterion that certification timing be codified in statute rather than determined by administrative discretion.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Iowa Code § 68B.31 addresses legislative ethics complaints and the ethics committee structure within the general assembly. It governs the complaint process, investigation procedures, and disciplinary mechanisms for alleged ethical violations by legislators and lobbyists. This section is entirely unrelated to election dispute resolution, recounts, election contests, certification timing, or statutory stay mechanisms for pending election disputes. The criterion TIME.2 requires a statute to provide a mechanism to stay certification while a recount or contest is pending. Section 68B.31 contains no provisions addressing election certification, recounts, contests, or stays thereof. It is a procedural governance statute for legislative ethics, not an election dispute resolution statute.