A bill for an act relating to the conduct of election recounts, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.

This bill amends Iowa's election recount procedures to clarify who serves on recount boards and when canvassing occurs. It requires recount boards to include designees chosen by candidates (based on county population) plus a neutral official selected by the chief judge. The bill also mandates that ballots be preserved for six months (22 months for federal elections) and specifies exact timing for canvassing votes after elections, including second canvasses for multi-county elections. These changes directly affect election officials, candidates requesting recounts, and voters in elections where recounts are initiated.