{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-50.15","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 50.15","heading":"Destruction in abeyance pending contest.","body":"If a contest is pending, the ballots shall be kept until the contest is finally determined, and then so destroyed.","path":["Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES (Ch. 39 - 79)","Chapter 50 - CANVASS OF VOTES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/50.15.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:00Z","sha256":"1d160ec0e0c98081b9e15fa96d3b81dee82224b6df5248e030af8a5a2622f69f","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-50.14","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-50.15a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}