Iowa § 49.86 - 49.86 Failure to vote — surrender of ballot.
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§ 49.86. 49.86 Failure to vote — surrender of ballot.
Any voter who, after receiving an official ballot, decides not to vote, shall, before entering the voting booth, surrender to the election officers the official ballot which has been given to the voter, and such fact shall be noted on the election records. A refusal to surrender such ballot shall subject the person so offending to immediate arrest and the penalties provided for violation of this chapter. [C97, §1117; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §803; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.86] Wed Dec 10 22:24:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 49.86 (19, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49.86 ("49.86 Failure to vote — surrender of ballot.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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