Iowa § 331.383 - 331.383 Duties and powers relating to elections.
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§ 331.383. 331.383 Duties and powers relating to elections.
The board shall ensure that the county commissioner of elections conducts primary, general, city, school, and special elections in accordance with applicable state law. The board shall canvass elections in accordance with sections 43.49 through 43.51, 43.60 through 43.62, 46.24, 50.13, 50.24 through 50.29, 50.44 through 50.47, 260C.39, 275.25, 277.20, 376.1, 376.7, and 376.9. The board shall prepare and deliver a list of persons nominated in accordance with section 43.55, provide for a recount in accordance with section 50.48, provide for election precincts in accordance with sections 49.3, 49.4, 49.6 through 49.8, and 49.11, pay election costs as provided in section 47.3, participate in election contests as provided in sections 62.1A and 62.9, and perform other election duties required by state law. The board shall provide for the use of an optical scan voting system as provided in sections 52.2 and 52.3, and exercise other election powers as provided by state law. [S81, §331.383; 81 Acts, ch 117, §382; 82 Acts, ch 1104, §36] 2007 Acts, ch 190, §40; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §84; 2010 Acts, ch 1060, §7; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §176 Fri Dec 12 19:57:47 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 331.383 (25, 0)
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