52.2 - PURCHASE. - Iowa Statutes

52.2 PURCHASE. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board of supervisors of a county may, by a majority vote, authorize, purchase, and order the use of voting machines or an optical scan voting system in any one or more voting precincts within the county until otherwise ordered by the board of supervisors. Voting machines and an optical scan voting system may be used concurrently at the same precinct. 2. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, for elections held on or after November 4, 2008, a county shall use an optical scan voting system only. The requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act relating to disabled voters shall be met by a county through the use of electronic ballot marking devices that are compatible with an optical scan voting system.          Section History: Early Form [S13, § 1137-a8; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 905; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 52.2]          Section History: Recent Form 2004 Acts, ch 1083, §25, 37; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §6; 2008 Acts, ch 1176, §3, 10 Referred to in § 47.10, 331.383