Iowa § 50.16 - 50.16 Tally list of board.
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§ 50.16. 50.16 Tally list of board.
The tally list shall be prepared in writing by the election board giving, in legibly printed numerals, the total number of people who cast ballots in the precinct, the total number of ballots cast for each office, except those rejected, the name of each person voted for, and the number of votes given to each person for each different office. The tally list shall be signed by the precinct election officials, and be substantially as follows: At an election at ................ in ................ township, or in ................ precinct of ................ city or township, in ................ county, state of Iowa, on the ............ day of ................, there were ............ ballots cast for the office of ................................................ of which (Candidate’s name) ........................................ had ................ votes. (Candidate’s name) ........................................ had ................ votes. (and in the same manner for any other officer). A true tally list: (Name) .................................................................... Election Board (Name) .................................................................... Members. (Name) .................................................................... Attest: (Name) .................................................................... Designated (Name) .................................................................... Tally Keepers. [C51, §267, 303; R60, §502, 537; C73, §628, 661; C97, §1144; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §855; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §50.16] 93 Acts, ch 143, §21; 2000 Acts, ch 1058, §8; 2001 Acts, ch 24, §18; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §13, 19 Referred to in §52.23 Wed Dec 10 22:24:35 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 50.16 (22, 0)
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