91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 543: Relating to the conduct of election recounts, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the conduct of election recounts. The bill changes the composition of recount boards based on the population of the county. For a county of fewer than 15,000, the board shall consist of a designee of the candidate requesting the recount, a designee of the apparent winning candidate, and a person who is a precinct election official selected by the chief judge of the judicial district in which the canvass occurs. For a county with a population between 15,000 and 49,999, the board shall consist of a designee of the candidate requesting the recount, a designee of the apparent winning candidate, and three persons who are precinct election officials selected by the chief judge of the judicial district in which the canvass occurs.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 25, 2025

Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Kevin Alons (R) · kevin.alons@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Iowa Secretary of State; Iowa State Association of County Auditors

Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club

In plain words

February 24, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee · as SSB 1176
February 25, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Alons and Winckler · as SSB 1176
March 4, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1176
March 5, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 543 · as SSB 1176
March 6, 2025Filed in the Senate
March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
April 14, 2025Withdrawn