Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF596: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties
Status: In committee, March 12, 2025
An Act relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, February 25, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1833YH (4) ss/ns H.F. Section 1. Section 50.48, subsection 1, paragraph a, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: The Except as provided in paragraph "c", the county board of canvassers shall order a recount of the votes cast for a particular office or nomination in one or more specified each election precincts in that county precinct where a vote was cast for an office if a written request for a recount is made not later than 5:00 p.m. on the third day second Wednesday following the county board's canvass of the election in question and the abstracts prepared pursuant to section 50.24, or section 43.49 in the case of a primary election, indicate that the difference between the total number of votes cast for the apparent winner and the total number of votes cast for the candidate requesting the recount is one percent or less. For a city runoff election held pursuant to section 376.9, the written request must be made not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day following the county board's canvass of the city runoff election. The request shall be filed with the …
Sponsors
- Austin Harris (R, 26) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 871 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 928 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 15. Nays, 6. Excused, 2. H.J. 532 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 532 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/27/2025 9:00AM RM 304.
- : Subcommittee: Harris, Kaufmann and Zabner. H.J. 441 .
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 424 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 532 . (March 5, 2025): 15 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: elections and politics, contesting of elections
Common questions
- What is HF596?
- HF596 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties.
- What does HF596 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties.
- What is the status of HF596?
- In committee as of March 12, 2025. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 871 . (March 31, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF596?
- Austin Harris (R, 26).
- Where is the official record for HF596?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0596&ga=91
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