{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-49.102","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 49.102","heading":"Defective ballots.","body":"Ballots containing a defect described in section 49.101 shall be counted for the candidate or candidates for such offices named in the nomination papers, certificate of nomination, or certified abstract.","path":["Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES (Ch. 39 - 79)","Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/49.102.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:00Z","sha256":"5b1c907255735bc5f5612f875b4d9ad27909166bef9e800bb55a33004217d29f","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-49.101","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-49.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}