Iowa § 50.38 - 50.38 Time of state canvass.
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§ 50.38. 50.38 Time of state canvass.
Not later than twenty-seven days after the day of the election, the secretary of state shall present to the board of state canvassers abstracts of votes cast at the election showing the number of ballots cast for each office and a summary of the results for each office, showing the votes cast in each county. The state board of canvassers shall review the results compiled by the secretary of state and, if the results are accurately tabulated, the state board shall approve the canvass. [C51, §288, 306; R60, §522, 540; C73, §647, 652, 663; C97, §1161, 1162; S13, §1162; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §877; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §50.38] 95 Acts, ch 189, §13 Referred to in §50.48 Canvass under special election, §50.46 Wed Dec 10 22:24:46 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 50.38 (18, 0)
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