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House Journal: Page 770: Tuesday, March 25, 1997

The ayes were 40, nays 48.
Amendment H-1184 lost.
Jacobs of Polk offered the following amendment H-1281 filed by
her and moved its adoption:

H-1281

 1     Amend House File 636 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 30, by inserting after line 3 the
 3   following:
 4     "Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  50.50  ADMINISTRATIVE
 5   RECOUNTS.
 6     The commissioner who was responsible for conducting
 7   an election may request an administrative recount when
 8   the commissioner suspects that voting equipment used
 9   in the election malfunctioned or that programming
10   errors may have affected the outcome of the election.
11   An administrative recount shall be conducted by the
12   board of the special precinct established by section
13   53.23.  Bond shall not be required for an
14   administrative recount.  The state commissioner may
15   adopt rules for administrative recounts.
16     If the recount board finds that there is an error
17   in the programming of any voting equipment which may
18   have affected the outcome of the election for any
19   office or public measure on the ballot, the recount
20   board shall describe the errors in its report to the
21   commissioner.  The commissioner shall notify the board
22   of supervisors.  The supervisors shall determine
23   whether to order an administrative recount for any or
24   all of the offices and public measures on the ballot."
25     2.  By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1281 was adopted.
Chiodo of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
amendment H-1204 filed by him on March 17, 1997.
Chiodo of Polk offered the following amendment H-1256 filed by
him and Jacobs of Polk and moved its adoption:

H-1256

 1     Amend House File 636 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 33, by inserting after line 28 the
 3   following:
 4     "Sec. ___.  Section 53.11, Code 1997, is amended by
 5   adding the following new unnumbered paragraph:
 6     NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  A petition requesting a
 7   satellite absentee voting station must be filed by the

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Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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