{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-53.27","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 53.27","heading":"Rejection of ballot — return of envelope.","body":"If the ballot is rejected, the envelope marked with the affidavit, with the voter’s endorsement thereon, shall be returned with the rejected ballot in the envelope endorsed “Defective ballots”.","path":["Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES (Ch. 39 - 79)","Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS","Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/53.27.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:01Z","sha256":"e50e16f3060121421243abffcce806f8e03c0fd2bbfa01b95d8e7c5ab167f72f","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-53.26","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-53.28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}