{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-57.5","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 57.5","heading":"Recanvass in case of contest.","body":"The parties to any contested election shall have the right, in open session of the court or tribunal trying the contest, and in the presence of the officer having them in custody, to have the ballots opened, and all errors of the precinct election officials in counting or refusing to count ballots corrected by such court or tribunal.","path":["Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES (Ch. 39 - 79)","Chapter 57 - CONTESTING ELECTIONS — GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/57.5.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:01Z","sha256":"5b7b1b043bdfe620cad879e93b1f77beadeeebd9260132f90943992b541312ca","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-57.4","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-57.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}